What Marcelo Gallardo said about the controversial penalty that benefited River Plate against Banfield

River Plate beat Banfield 2-1 and remains firm in Zone A of the League Cup. The Millionaire became strong in the Florencio Sola stadium, overcame a tough Drill with goals from Enzo Fernández from a penalty kick and Matías Suárez (Perales had opened the account after a blooper from Armani) and was only two units behind Racing. In this way, Marcelo Gallardo’s team got five points from Argentinos Juniors, which is the first cast that would be left out of the classification for the quarterfinals, with four dates remaining for the end of the regular phase.

Despite the great triumph of River Plate, the controversy was centered on the hand of Franco Quinteros that Pablo Echavarría sanctioned with the maximum penalty, after the VAR, in charge of Darío Herrera, called him to review.

As Miguel Scime put it, it is “a natural hand that accompanies body movement. The ball looks for the hand/arm and in this case you have to understand the spirit of the game… nobody jumps with their arms close to their body”. In addition, the former referee in his article for Infobae, recalled that “the principle of hand/arm infraction is that the hand looks for the ball and not that the ball looks for the hand. In addition, that the body movement is that it occupies a greater space seeking to block the passage of the ball, something that never happened in this action. It is not the first time that this type of situation has occurred since they do not dare to dismiss it when the VAR calls them to review”.

The controversial penalty charged by Pablo Echavarría by Franco Quinteros

Of course, Marcelo Gallardo referred to this controversial action. “I can’t imagine what the outcome would have been for that particular play. Sometimes it seems that all hands are criminal, especially if they are with the arm extended. Sometimes he hits with intention and sometimes not, but there is not much criteria. It will always generate controversy. Is it chargeable? Yes, but it is also not collectible, “said the Doll at the press conference after the win against Banfield.

“Two years ago they charged Ponzio for a move in this stadium, when he wanted to head it, it was a handball and a penalty. It is very difficult and complex because not all hands are criminal. What the regulations say is also somewhat confusing and if there is no unified criteria it will be difficult because it will always generate controversy. In some it is charged and in others it is not. That’s where all this is generated, ”continued River’s coach.

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