The match between Brazil and Colombia was marred by refereeing choices that might have modified the course of the decisive match on the third date of Group D on the 2024 Copa América.
Along with the objective disallowed by Davinson Sánchez, which was reviewed by the VAR and subsequently confirmed by expertise that he was offside, there was controversy following the choice to not award a penalty in favor of Brazil in the midst of a play involving Vinicius Junior and Daniel Muñoz.
In response to the video that reveals the VAR audios and totally different pictures of the play, that are narrated by a Conmebol official, it was revealed that the refereeing physique had made a mistake when making the choice.
“Within the forty second minute, there was a dispute for the ball contained in the penalty space by the black crew (Colombia), a defender didn’t contact the ball and on account of the dispute, a reckless contact occurred,” the evaluation mentioned.
Subsequent, we hear that “the referee fails to watch the motion and lets the sport proceed”, nevertheless, he makes it clear that within the VAR’s protocolary motion, “he fails to establish that the defender (Daniel Muñoz) doesn’t contact the ball earlier than recklessly contacting the ahead”.
“Given this, the VAR incorrectly confirms the unique resolution on the sector,” says the Conmebol analyst earlier than revealing the VAR audios of the play.
In these audios, each the VAR and his assistant agree that the Colombian defender did contact the ball and due to this fact, the motion shouldn’t be sanctioned as a penalty. “He pinches the ball when it goes to his foot after which he offers it momentum (to the ball), then the contact happens,” says the VAR.
