It was a goal and victory for Huracán, but the WHERE and history took a turn: the definition of the Uruguayan Matias Coccaro was not validated, the action went back to the edge of the Globe area and the triumph 2-1 it was for Central Tents for the free kick Ivan Tapia. It all happened at the end of the game, as if to further heat up the atmosphere at the Tomás A. Ducó. At 42 minutes into the second half, Hurricane triumphed; at 49, Barracas celebrated.
Undoubtedly, since technology is applied in the League Cup to monitor some failures, the outcome in Parque de los Patricios was the most unusual. As a first step, it should be pointed out that the correction Ariel Penel (VAR referee) told the field judge (Dario Herrera) was correct. Marcos Díaz, goalkeeper of Huracán, had cut a center from the left; he took a few steps forward to initiate a quick counterattack and when he passes he does so with the ball in his hands outside the area. The action took Guapo’s defense badly; Cabral extended for Cristaldo and the center was defined by Cóccaro with a cross header. Celebrations, hugs, the Uruguayan made his classic celebration of the “Z” of Zorro. No one from Barracas protested. There was a party in the stands.
When the game was regarding to resume from the central point, the warning came to Herrera, who, when checking the play on the monitor confirmed the lack of Marcos Díaz. Everything went back. And from 2-1 for Huracán, it went to 2-1 for the team that is chaired by the son of Claudio Tapia (head of the AFA), who since the assumption of Alfredo Berti by Rodolfo De Paoli had a great comeback, with four wins in the last five games.
Although the technical sanction was correct, the interpretation to apply the VAR remains in question once more. In Europe, with leagues that have already had VAR for several seasons, this type of sanction was reconsidered, as it was understood that the review went too far back. According to regulations, it was correct because the game never stopped and resumed between Marcos Díaz’s serve and Cóccaro’s goal. The temporal criterion of evaluation remains for discussion.
Due to the protests, he was expelled. Frank Kudelka, Huracán’s coach, who had led the scoreboard following 17 minutes of the second stage, with a header from Frank Cristaldo. At 34, he equaled Nicholas Ferreyra. For the end, the VAR put cinematographic overtones.