One of the most controversial plays of the Libertadores Cup has as its protagonist Paulo Diazwho, in a heated discussion, received a punch in the face and the referee did not send off his attacker.
It was all in a tie Uruguay National 2-2 in view of River Platewhere tempers became more heated than necessary and judge Anderson Daronco had an unusual explanation for not showing a red cardas revealed by the VAR audio.
A move that has the press in Argentina on fire and that this day provides new details to transform this story into a television series, after a Nacional player made fun of what happened.
It was Diego Polenta who, after finishing the match, justified the act, stating that this is how these types of matches are played, and that the Brazilian referee is one of the best.
The darts to Paulo Díaz
The wars of declarations between Argentines and Uruguayans are an eternal classic in soccer, but, on this occasion, there is a Chilean in the middle who was injured by a blow.
For the same reason, Diego Polenta’s words were not liked at all on the other side of the Andes Mountains, where they are on fire for mocking the situation experienced by River Plate.
“It’s Copa Libertadores, that’s how it is. They jumped because they thought it went wrong, and we weren’t far behind. These are football things, it’s the beauty of the cup too. Congratulate the judge who left… this is football, let’s play, it’s Copa Libertadores,” he commented on ESPN.
“It was very good, it’s the Copa Libertadores, it’s played that way, it’s also football, we have our heart rate racing. He let us play well, this type of judge is one of the best in America, who allows playing, allows contact. It was a key moment, but he actually handled it very well. If we go to Uruguayan football, there are three expelled per side,” he declared in the mixed zone of the match.
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