The coach, angry about referee rulings that, in his opinion, harmed the Halcón, this time chose not to refer to the judges and confessed that his wife told him to “talk about football” before the press conference.
The 1-1 draw between Defensa y Justicia and Deportivo Riestra left Florencio Varela’s men with a bitter taste not only because they believed they deserved more, but also because of the refereeing decisions that, in the opinion of the squad and coaching staff, harmed them. Halcón coach Julio Vaccari has complained in the past about the referees, but this time he chose to share a curious piece of advice that his wife gave him before the press conference.
“Regarding the refereeing, just when the match ended I received a message from my wife, Malala, who told me: ‘Talk about football,'” was the phrase with which Vaccari chose not to get involved in the controversy this time, revealing his anger anyway.
Vaccari, the anger over the arbitrations against Defense and Justice and a curious advice from his wife
The one who did speak about the referees was Nicolás Tripichio, who made clear the anger of the team because of what they understand have been repeated referee rulings against them in the last games: “With anger, obviously. Once again it happens to us on our field that “There are mistakes. We can’t handle that. Today there is a lot of technology and a lot of referees who are watching… I think they made a mistake again.”
(VIDEOS) The controversial decisions against Defense and Justice before Riestra
The arbitration rulings that angered Julio Vaccari and the rest of his team in Defense and Justice were specifically two. The first, one minute into the game in the second half, when a handball in the area by Riestra was going to be sanctioned with a penalty for Halcón, but then everything was canceled by an offside by Gastón Togni. The anger there lies in the way the VAR drew the lines: the one marked by the defense seemed to be a little far from Jonathan Herrera’s right shoulder, the true limit to be marked.
Defense and Justice vs. Riestra: Fernando Espinoza took a penalty, but the VAR indicated that he was off side
The second play occurred in the last minutes of the game, when Ezequiel Cannavo burst through the right sector of the Halcón attack and was taken by Tomás Villoldo when he was preparing to enter the area. The footballer from Varela’s team fell in the area, but Fernando Espinoza decided not to sanction the penalty, something that the VAR did not decide either.
Defense and Justice vs. Riestra, for the LPF Cup: the penalty they did not give to Halcón
The background to Vaccari’s anger against the referees: “In this group it is not convenient for the Defense to win”
Although this time he chose not to confront, the truth is that Julio Vaccari had fired heavy ammunition at the referees on the last date, after his team had a goal disallowed against Central Córdoba (SdE), due to the obstruction of the movement of the goalkeeper by a Halcón player offside.
Defense and Justice vs. Central Córdoba: A controversial VAR annuls Aguilera’s goal
“I have a theory: in this group it is not convenient for Defensa y Justicia to win, it is not convenient for anyone for Defensa y Justicia to win. They can see the goal 35 times and there is no infraction and there is not a single player who raises his hand and claims a foul “If they harm us, we will have to play three times better so that those mistakes against us are not influenced by the result,” he said at a press conference.
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