John Murillo opened the scoring, after an assist from Rivaldo Lozano in a disputed play with Gilberto Sepúlveda of Chivas
In the classic between Chivas and Atlasthere was controversy over the first goal of the game. Venezuelan Jhon Murillo made it 1-0, in favor of the rojinegros, but the players of Chivas They claimed a previous foul by José Lozano on Gilberto Sepúlveda. According to the arbitration analyst of ESPNFelipe Ramos Rizo, the annotation should have been annulled.
“He has to annul the goal of Atlas“There is a clear foul on Sepúlveda,” Ramos Rizo, former World Cup referee, published on his social networks.
Jhon Murillo made it 1-0 at minute 40, after a pass from Lozano. The controversy arose because the player of the Atlas He got the ball after a struggle with central defender Gilberto Sepúlveda.
John Murillo opened the scoring, after an assist from Rivaldo Lozano in a disputed play with Gilberto Sepúlveda of Chivas. Imago7
In the pulls, Sepúlveda fell to the ground and that gave Lozano the advantage, to raise his head and send the center, which Murillo became 1-0. Immediately, the players of Chivas They ran to complain to the central referee, Fernando Hernández.
The center back asked for a few seconds to listen to the communications from the VAR, waiting for them to ask him to go check the screen and verify if there was a foul or not. Fernando Hernández, after reviewing from the camera room, validated the red-and-black score, without checking it individually on the monitor located at court level.
The marking immediately caused complaints from the footballers of Chivasand also from the Argentine coach, Fernando Gago. The central referee noticed the El Rebaño coach’s tantrums and admonished him.
Fernando Hernández’s decision immediately went viral on social networks, because in the replay it is noted that Lozano gained an advantage after Sepúlveda fell to the ground.
“The referee is wrong, this play is clear for the referee to sanction, nor did the VAR notify him that they are holding Sepúlveda and clearly bending his ankle,” said Ramos Rizo on his social networks.
