Corinthians beat Boca Juniors 2-0 with two goals from Maycon (5’PT and 33’ST) and goes on to lead Group E of the Copa Libertadores. The third match of the group stage was played at the Arena Corinthians stadium, with Andrés Matonte, from Uruguay, refereeing.
And precisely, the Uruguayan judge was the main protagonist of a very controversial action that all of Boca protested. This is due to Renato Augusto’s harsh offense once morest Carlos Zambrano, which deserved to be red and the referee only admonished.
The Uruguayan referee Andrés Matonte admonished the Brazilian, but the entire xeneize side exclaimed a direct red card. And they were not wrong, because that open the ball. In his attempt to get hold of the ball, Renato Augusto slashes, manages to score it but leaves the plate very high and hits the Peruvian defender’s right knee.
The Uruguayan referee Andrés Matonte admonished the Brazilian, but the entire xeneize side exclaimed a direct red card. And they were not wrong, because that action was worthy of direct expulsion.
The regulations warn that this type of entry should be considered serious rough play, since it puts Zambrano’s physique at serious risk due to the applied force. Renato Augusto acts with the use of excessive force.
In the complement, the referee was also wrong in not expelling Darío Benedetto following he tried to apply a header to Joao Victor to defend his teammate Exequiel Zeballos. Judge Andrés Matonte admonished Pipa and the Brazilian central defender, but the Boca Juniors striker had to be sanctioned with a direct red card for that aggression that did not reach its destination because the defender managed to dodge it.
Benedetto was saved ten minutes from the end when he knocked down Victor from behind and it was for a second yellow. Despite this, Pipa will not be able to play the next match in La Paz once morest Always Ready, since he has accumulated three warnings. In that match to be played at altitude, Boca Juniors will play for permanence in the Copa Libertadores.
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