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On the night of August 22nd The return match between Boca Juniors vs. Cruzeiro was played at the Mineirao stadium in Brazil. The first leg had ended 1-0 in favour of the ‘bostera’ squad in Argentina and, in the return match, Cruzeiro won 2-1. In penalty kicks, the home team won 5-4 and advanced to the quarter-finals of the continental competition.
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However, one of the protagonists of this duel of South American powers was a Colombian, as the Antioquian Wilmar Roldán was in charge of dispensing justice and generated controversy for his refereeing in an intense match with decisions that generated discomfort among the Boca players. Sergio Romero was one of the players who expressed his displeasure with the performance of the judge:
“I told Roldán that the ball had gone wide before the second goal, but he never took a goal kick, he waited and waited. The decisions they made today were a bit strange, you could see that in the first half the pitch was quite tilted in our direction, it was an uphill climb for Boca and everything was a gift for Cruzeiro,” said the Argentine goalkeeper in the post-match press conference.
Advíncula was sent off in the first minute of the match.
Peruvian full-back Luis Advíncula was sent off in the first seconds of the match after a strong challenge on Lucas Romero. The Boca player made a foul and lost control of the ball and when trying to regain control, Romero touched the ball first and unintentionally, the Peruvian ended up generating a violent foul on his ankle. Roldán, despite the angry protests of the players, did not hesitate to show him a direct red card.
Roldán has refereed five finals in Colombian professional football, the last of which took place in the first half of 2024 between Independiente Santa Fe and Atlético Bucaramanga. He has also been a referee in four Copa Libertadores finals: 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2023 and has split injustice in Copa America and World Cups.
2024-08-23 23:59:35
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