Eduardo Pimentel, owner of the Boyacense team, requested drastic measures in the arbitration commission and their claims were heard by the Colombian Football Federation (FCF).
This Monday, two days after what happened, The FCF spoke with an official statement in which he explains what happened and reveals the VAR audios of the commitment that ended in Victoria de Chicó 2-1.
The referees defended themselves and, through the Federation, made a serious complaint about the use of VAR in the parties played in the city of Tunja.
“It is pertinent to note that the delay in decision -making by the arbitration body obeyed The technical impossibility of encrypting the necessary signal to make the corresponding paths Of the lines, a fundamental tool to contribute clarity in the evaluated plays, ”said the FCF.
From the arbitration commission they respond that “this limitation originated in the lighting deficiencies of the La Independencia stadium, in the city of Tunja, which directly affected the optimal operation of the VAR system.”
In Var audios it is heard when Nicolás Gallo, var designated for this commitment, tries to throw the lines in a doubtful play and cannot do it because the system fails to capture the dimensions of the playing field.
“That is the problem of this,” Gallo is heard before giving continuity to the decision taken on the playing field without having corroborated the position of Boyacá Chicó striker.
According to this explanation issued by the FCF, the low lighting in the La Independencia stadium influenced the work of the attendees in the VAR cabin and therefore so many delays were generated in the controversial plays.
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This complaint of the referees raises Tierrero in Colombian football and already generated the first opinions in claim to the Dimayor.
“Serious … and it is even more so when the Dimayor allows half light to be played in some stadiums “Tuna and Rionegro,” and that envigado does not regularize the matter and play in the afternoon, “said Carlos Antonio Vélez.
For the renowned journalist “there must be equity” because “the law is for all” and “the one who does not have how to deliver normal conditions does not play at home and period. There can be no privileges or tolerances. That is why what happens happens.”
And it is that the result of that game was important for the descent table and also in the illusion of Alliance to classify the semifinal home runs of the Betplay League.
Product of 2-1, The Valduparense team was practically eliminated from the championship And Chicó improved his average against direct rivals for permanence.
It will remain to see if the mayor of Tunja takes measures on the lighting of the stadium and what will happen to the VAR in the second semester when you have to return to work in the matches that the whole Chess Dispute in a local condition.
