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Referee conducts VAR review by phone and awards a penalty

From La Nación · () Spanish

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  • A referee in the Escorpiones versus Inter San Carlos match conducted a VAR review while communicating by mobile phone.
  • The review led to a penalty decision.

An unusual refereeing incident occurred during the match between Escorpiones and Inter San Carlos. The referee, Christopher Ramírez, reviewed the VAR footage while communicating by mobile phone with Jesús Montero in the VAR room.

After the review, Ramírez awarded a penalty. The incident was shown in footage from Fox.

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Originally published by La Nación 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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