There was great controversy in the meeting between Colo Colo and Cobresal when the Albos beat the Mineros by two to one. Jorge Almirón’s squad lost two key points and only one unit will be brought to Santiago, after its trip to El Salvador. And during the match, all eyes were on Nicolás Gamboa, who did not charge an infraction against Arturo Vidal.
The match was 70 minutes old when Vidal sought to create a new danger for Popular. At that moment, the King was knocked down by Cristopher Mesías just when Cristián Zavala received the ball. Although the extreme He stayed still for a few seconds so the referee could chargewhen the foul was not called, the former Curicó continued with the game.
In his offensive adventure, Zavala threw a cross looking for someone in the area, where the King was not because he was on the floor, at which time the judge was able to return the shares to collect the lack again, which did not apply. But, To make matters worse, as the play continued, King could not return in time to recover his defensive position..
The Albos were not well off and after a cross, where they beat Maximiliano Falcón’s back, Diego Coelho would score the final tie. The controversy and complaints intensified when Gamboa admonished Mesías after the equality. Thus, the judge considered that he was foul, but did not decide to charge when Zavala stayed still for a few seconds, much less backed off the play so that the Eternal Champion had a free throw in his favor.
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Arturo Vidal and his statements against Nicolás Gamboa
After the commitment, Vidal was one of the players interviewed by the official signal. Along with mentioning how hard the match was, he took a few seconds to criticize the refereeing work. “It leaves us very sad, we are very angry with the result. I don’t know what happened there in the goal. I hope they review it well and the referee learns the rules. “I don’t want to talk about it, but we deserved a win on a very difficult field,” said King against the work of Nicolás Gamboa in El Salvador.
Vidal did not stop there and before the media he once again targeted Gamboa. “He thinks he is the referee, most of them are good, but When they believe they are cancheros, when they believe they are superior and party figures, these things happen.. I hope it doesn’t happen again,” she closed.
Colo Colo and a point that is of little use
The Colocolino team was only able to rescue one unit in the mining camp and has 17 units after 11 dates in the National Championship. Thus, and in the absence of commitments for this new day of national football to end, Pedrero’s team are in sixth position with a record of cfive wins, two draws and four losses. Along with this, they have 15 goals for and 11 against.
The next date, The Colocolino cast will return to the fields and visit Audax Italiano at the Bicentennial of Florida. The meeting is scheduled for Sunday, May 12 from 3 p.m.
