Copa Libertadores 2018

Right. But rules change. Saying it happened since futbol started is no excuse. It weighed against him that it's at least the 2nd time in this Libertadores campaign that it happened. So he should be well aware.

I agree that if it happened to a Brazilian team the media would be all out conspiracy stories.

 

Okay, but do you think they should give Gremio points over this BS? Come on! If it was River asking for this I would be laughing at them, and if it was Boca asking for this I would be ashamed of it. Especially after Gremio's display on the field last night, they should just let it go and go quietly into the night. And I realize they were missing their best players, but I'm not talking about the quality of their play, but about the attitude with which they played.

 

I don't think they expect the result to be overturned, but often teams make the argument anyways just to made the issue more public. Also takes some focus away from the fact they messed up.

 

My prediction ...

 

VAR is supposedly always used in goal occasions. Just because the VAR refs didn't notify the field ref doesn't mean they didn't review the play. It means they though it didn't merit a review. And by that replay it's obvious why. You can't tell me that replay shows definitely that it hit his arm. Field ref would have looked at that and probably the goal would have stood.

 

He influenced the game. The result obviously can't be proved.

 

lmao wow this crying is getting out of hand... sad, sad, sad

 

There was no evidence that could prove a hand ball on River's first goal. That's why VAR was not used to overturn it. On the penalty the evidence was obvious, that's why VAR was used.

Ironically, last year River was at the other end of a VAR review. These are the words of River's Enzo Perez after River was eliminated last year, also by a correct use of VAR.

"Asi nos sacaron de la copa, nos sacaron igual de la copa, inventaron el VAR, inventaron el VAR!!!

"That's how they took us out of the cup, they took us out of the cup all the same, they invented VAR, they invented VAR!!!"

Funny, I wonder if he changed his mind after last night.

 

Pretty much agree here. I think Gremio can raise a stink about Gallardo, but the VAR is just emotional knee jerk reaction. Or calculated as I explained before.

 

No crying . Just fair discussion . Don’t be so dramatic

 

Looks like the second leg of the final will have to be reprogrammed if Boca advances tonight..

Currently, the first leg will be played on Nov. 7th and the return match on Nov. 28th (ridiculous 3 week break between both matches due to useless FIFA international dates). However, the G20 global summit is scheduled to occur in Buenos Aires on the week of the second final, causing transportation and security concerns for the city.

They are currently analyzing reprogramming the second leg one week earlier (Nov. 21st), as postponing it one week would not only cause a one-month break between both finals, but would also make the decisive match be too close to the start of the CWC in December. If this happens, it would be played on an international FIFA date, but I assume River/Boca would be able to work something out with the NTs to either not call up their players, or release them early.

Of course this is all hypothetical, because if Palmeiras advances tonight then the second leg will be played in Sao Paolo and there won't be any issues. However, given Boca's current lead, they're already thinking of logistics in case this issue does become a reality.

 

That's definitely good since Quintero, Borre, and Barrios are all key for their clubs, but Argentina has two friendlies vs. Mexico (Armani, Palacios, Pity Martinez, and Pavon are all part of the squad), while Uruguay plays Brazil and France during these dates (Mayada/Nandez)

I imagine AFA would be reasonable in this case and would have no problem omitting the aforementioned players given the circumstances, but I don't know about Uruguay. If they apply their priority right to call-up players, losing Nandez would be a huge loss for Boca.

 

Where are their priorities? If we get a Superclásico final then they should reprogram the G20 global summit!!!

But I don't want to jinx it, lets wait and see what happens tonight.

 

Yeah, and as I recall, Renato was also clumsy when he was a player, at least with the National Team, and especially when compared to some of the monstruos who were his teammates for Brasil at the time.