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Nelson Haedo Valdez: “Awarding a penalty without checking it yourself is not doing your job properly”
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Nelson Haedo Valdez: “Awarding a penalty without checking it yourself is not doing your job properly”

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Libertad coach Nelson Haedo Valdez questioned referee Blas Romero’s decision to award Cerro Porteño a late penalty in their 1-1 draw.
  • Haedo said Romero should have personally reviewed the incident and argued that Libertad should also have received a penalty for an elbow in the area.
  • He said the refereeing decisions did not fully explain the result, although he believed Libertad created the better chances to win.

Nelson Haedo Valdez left the 1-1 draw between Libertad and Cerro Porteño unhappy with several refereeing decisions, especially a penalty awarded to Cerro Porteño in the 86th minute.

I am the last person to talk about referees, but it is very difficult to award a penalty like that without going to look at it yourself.

— Nelson Haedo ValdezThe Libertad coach criticized the decision to award Cerro Porteño a late penalty.

Rodrigo Morínigo saved Jonatan Torres’ penalty, but Haedo still questioned referee Blas Romero’s handling of the incident. “I am the last person to talk about referees, but it is very difficult to award a penalty like that without going to look at it yourself,” the Libertad coach said.

After watching the replay, Haedo said, “In my opinion, it was not a penalty.” He added that he would have checked the footage before deciding whether to award the kick.

In my opinion, it was not a penalty.

— Nelson Haedo ValdezHaedo gave his view after watching a replay of the incident.

Haedo also pointed to an incident involving Cerro defender Gustavo Velázquez and Libertad’s Alexis Fretes. “He broke his mouth, he touched the ball, elbow to the face, for me it’s a penalty,” he said.

He broke his mouth, he touched the ball, elbow to the face, for me it’s a penalty.

— Nelson Haedo ValdezHe argued that Libertad should have received a penalty after an incident involving Alexis Fretes and Gustavo Velázquez.

The coach stopped short of blaming the officials for Libertad’s failure to win. “It’s not that we didn’t win because of that, but of course it is very frustrating when you make a huge effort and sacrifice and end up empty-handed,” he said. Haedo concluded that Libertad had created enough chances to take all three points.

It’s not that we didn’t win because of that, but of course it is very frustrating when you make a huge effort and sacrifice and end up empty-handed.

— Nelson Haedo ValdezHaedo said refereeing decisions were not the only reason Libertad failed to win.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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