The Commission of Arbitrators VAR has released audios and videos of the unbeaten action A mistake made by Henry MartinAfter Rodolfo Rotondi's two contacts in the first leg of the final between Cruz Azul and America.
In a video shared on social media, the two controversial actions in the 58th minute of the match were analyzed. A product of the recession the cement player hadAguilas finished off the striker.
The first detail they explain Abundance of RotondiThis is not considered a mistake.
“At the moment of jumping, both players keep their hands in a cue position, Normal football contact occursIt can't be considered a violation,” the clip's voiceover analyzes.
“According to the Laws of the Game, a catch or push is indicated if there is an impact on the forwards, preventing its movement, a situation which did not occur in this case“, he adds.
The same argument was used Referees in charge of VARAs the cement player was said to have “no strength” in his arms, he did not stop his opponent from jumping.
Regarding the second action, in which Rotondi made contact with Martin's left foot with his left footThe following was mentioned:
“At the same time as that action takes place, the Cruz Azul player partially grazes the American player's foot with his foot while running for the ball, An accidental contact, which doesn't stop the American player from jumping head firstTherefore, there are insufficient elements to indicate any violation.”
In this regard, while analyzing it through cameras and different scenes, whistler Guillermo Pacheco, along with Fernando Hernandez, said it was “a completely accidental play, This is football contact with no impact“, so that too was rejected.
