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VAR Cancels Vélez Goal and Coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto Is Sent Off
Vélez were playing San Lorenzo at the José Amalfitani stadium when VAR review overturned a Vélez goal that would have made the score 3-1.
Referee Facundo Tello ruled that Vélez midfielder Lucas Robertone had fouled an opponent at the start of the attacking move.
Coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto protested the decision to the fourth official and was shown a red card.
Earlier, Tello had reviewed another Vélez goal for a possible foul but allowed it to stand.
At 34 minutes of the second half, Rodrigo Auzmendi scored for San Lorenzo to make it 2-2.
The account gives no further update on the match or what happens next.
VAR review led referee Facundo Tello to disallow Vélez’s apparent 3-1 goal against San Lorenzo for a foul earlier in the move.
Vélez coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto was sent off after protesting the decision to the fourth official.
Tello said Lucas Robertone, Vélez’s number 8, had committed the foul at the start of the attacking possession phase.
The match was being played at the José Amalfitani stadium.
Rodrigo Auzmendi scored for San Lorenzo to make it 2-2 in the 34th minute of the second half.
- Who
- Vélez and San Lorenzo were playing. Vélez coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto was sent off.
- What
- VAR prompted the referee to review and disallow a Vélez goal. Barros Schelotto was then sent off for protesting.
- When
- The match time of the disallowed goal and sending-off is not stated. San Lorenzo equalised in the 34th minute of the second half.
- Where
- José Amalfitani stadium.
- Why
- The referee ruled that Lucas Robertone had fouled an opponent at the start of the attacking move.
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Barros Schelotto shouted and pointed toward one of the officials as the teams’ captains and referees lined up for the customary pre-match photo.
VAR prompted a review of Matías Pellegrini’s goal for a possible foul on San Lorenzo goalkeeper José Devecchi, but Tello allowed the goal.
Tello disallowed Vélez’s apparent 3-1 goal, ruling that Lucas Robertone had fouled an opponent at the start of the move.
Barros Schelotto protested to fourth official Nelson Sosa, and Tello showed him a straight red card.
Rodrigo Auzmendi scored for San Lorenzo to make it 2-2.
- Teams
- Vélez and San Lorenzo
- Disallowed goal scorer
- Ronaldo Martínez
- Foul cited by referee
- Lucas Robertone, Vélez number 8
- Referee
- Facundo Tello
- Vélez coach sent off
- Guillermo Barros Schelotto
- Equaliser
- Rodrigo Auzmendi made it 2-2 in the 34th minute of the second half
What people are saying
After the review, I observe a foul by Vélez’s number 8 (Lucas Robertone) at the start of the APP (Attacking Possession Phase)