Andrés Matonte had a controversial night. The judge was the protagonist from beginning to end. First with the play between Víctor Dávila and Cristian Romero, which in Chile they requested as a penalty. It was a slap from the defender that the whistler rejected. At the end, he was once again at the center of attention, in the play of Lautaro Martínez’s goal, where he was asked for a forward position in the genesis of the action.
During the proceedings of the meeting, eyes were also on the judge. The claims are the same. On both teams. In La Roja they asked for the expulsion of Rodrigo de Paul after a strong stomp by the midfielder on Gabriel Suazo. “Charge one, the conch…!” They shouted at him from the national bench.
In Argentina they protested about the divisions. In fact, at the close of the first half, the trans-Andeans went ahead of the referee’s shortlist.
At 36 years old, Matonte is positioned as one of the important judges at the Conmebol level. But there are many controversies in which he has been involved. The one born in Montevideo is on the team for international tournaments in 2019. In fact, in the past he had already coached national teams in the Copa Libertadores. Without going any further, this year he had generated the rage of Talcahuano with his controversial refereeing in the clash against The Strongest.
On that occasion, the Uruguayan did not call a clear penalty by Maximiliano Caire on Julián Brea. As a result of the impact, on that occasion, the steelmaker had a nosebleed. Later there was another controversial action. The same defender took a ball with his arm before an attack by Cris Martínez. The play was also not noticed by the referee.
In Conmebol there have never been any statements regarding Matonte’s payments. The technical manager of arbitration in the South American Confederation and in charge of the VAR at the South American level is the Chilean Carlos Astroza, who is once again in the spotlight for charges.
In his country, Matonte has been questioned on more than one occasion. Despite having been on the whistle list at Qatar 2022, he has been suspended for his controversial decisions by the AUF, leaving him without directing on local league weekends on more than one occasion.
In 2022, brothers Andrés and Roberto Marcelo Matonte were investigated by the Uruguayan prosecutor’s office due to several allegations of fraud. The victims reported the events months before the World Cup, where. Despite legal actions, there was no resolution and an internal investigation was not ordered in the AUF.
