What the VAR audios say after River’s victory, with the two penalties that Libertad requested

After the tough defeat of River Plate ante Boca Juniors for the quarterfinals of the League Cup, the team Martin Demichelis was forced to win in Paraguay against Freedom by Libertadores Cup to turn the page and settle into Group H.

Finally the Millionaire he complied and won his match 2 to 1 with goals from Pablo Solari y Franco Mastantuono. With this victory, River is the leader in its group with nine units since it beat Deportivo Tachira, Nacional and Libertad. In addition, it continues to add units in the race to join the 2025 Club World Cup.

However, the match was not without controversies. In the 22nd minute of the second half, when the score was tied 1-1, the Paraguayan player Ivan Franco received a filtered pass behind the defenders’ backs, in the retreat he reached Enzo Diaz to dispute the ball. The River defender tried manotearlo and upon entering the area Franco collapsed, accusing him of a penalty.

In it WAS the Brazilians were Rodolpho Toski y Pablo Goncalvez. After the action, the possible penalty began to be checked. “There is no clear impact, I see the two fighting for space, does not impact the player’s fall“, is what Toski is heard saying. Once the play was checked, the final decision was not to call the referee to review it.

The next controversial play was shortly after, with the match still tied, when a cross from the right side executed by Hugo Martinez was headed by Alvaro Campuzano and ended up hitting the hand of Miguel Borja. Once again the Libertad players demanded a penalty and the VAR had to intervene to check the play.

From the VAR booth they used three cameras to check the play. “He was in a natural position for actionyou can continue”, is what the referee is heard saying. As the hand is in a “natural position” the VAR considered it a non-punishable hand, therefore no penalty was charged and the game continued normally.

Despite the controversies, the set of Núñez He carried out a game that could have complicated it since, like last Sunday, he went to the locker room tying 1-1. In the second half, one of the club’s gems appeared, Mastantuonoto make it 2 to 1 and assure those of Demichelis three points.

River will play again for Libertadores Cup on Tuesday, May 7 at 9:00 p.m. in Montevideo against Nacional, if they won that match they would have a foot and a half in the round of 16 of the CONMEBOL Libertadores. Then they will play again with the Paraguayans on the 14th at the Más Monumental and will close the group stage, also at home, on May 30 with Deportivo Táchira.