Wilmar Roldan It didn’t have an easy debut at all America Cup with the duel between Ecuador and Venezuela, that opened Group B. The Antioquian was the first referee to show the red card in the 48th edition of the oldest national team tournament on the continent, winning against the Ecuadorian fans, who They do not have a good perception of it due to antecedents in other meetings.
Around the 19th minute, an action occurred in which the Ecuadorian team attacked on the left wing. Piero Hincapié attended to Kendry Paez, who came from behind driven and took a shot at the goal, but goalkeeper Rafael Romo intervened in a great way and prevented his goal from falling. However, on the rebound, Enner Valencia He tried to go for the ball, but ended up hitting the steering wheel. José Martínez.
Roldán’s decision was to show the yellow card, but The VAR reviewed the play and he went to the screen to see it on his own. Realizing the violence of the impact, and the area of the body, he proceeded to explain his decision to the entire stadium, changing the first card for a red card for the historic Valencia.
This determination by Roldán made Ecuadorian fans react against him, as they remembered decisions that supposedly harmed this team. Meanwhile, they mentioned a leg of Allison Becker from Brazil to Enner Valencia In a game, in which he did not show the red, an alleged penalty by Raphinha against Pervis Estupiñán that was not sanctioned.
Roldán, making history
The 44-year-old judge is conducting his sixth America Cup. The first time was in the tournament that took place in 2011 in Argentina, in which he was in charge of 3 games, got 16 yellow cards and showed one red. In general terms, He has been in 14 games in this competition, with a total of 64 warnings and 5 expulsions.
In addition, he was in charge of blowing the whistle for the final of the Copa América Chile 2015, between the host team and Argentina. La Roja, which was ultimately champion, was proclaimed by defining it from the penalty spot.
