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The Goal Gimnasia Had Ruled Out Against Boca: Questionable Lines, Endless Controversy

From La Nación · () Spanish

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

At a glance

Analysis Named sources Context piece
  • Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza had a second-half goal by Ignacio Sabatini disallowed after VAR reviewed a disputed offside call against Boca.
  • The available camera angle and drawn lines did not clearly establish the offside position, prompting questions about the technology.
  • Gimnasia eventually equalized 2-2 through Esteban Fernández in the third minute of stoppage time.

The goal looked set to pull Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza level with Boca, but the celebration ended in controversy. Ignacio Sabatini converted a free kick in the 26th minute of the second half, only for VAR to overturn the goal after Boca’s substitutes’ bench demanded an offside call.

The assistant referee had not raised his flag when Sabatini scored. After several minutes of review, referee Darío Herrera announced the decision from the video-review booth. The single available camera angle and the lines shown on the broadcast did not make the decision conclusive.

The red line correctly used Sabatini’s most advanced body part, his left shoulder, as the reference point. But the blue line marking Boca’s last defender appeared to rest on Nicolás Figal, and it remained unclear which part of the defender’s body the officials had identified as being clearly behind Sabatini. The episode left doubts among the Mendoza supporters about what might have happened if the equalizer had counted.

Our opinion is that Gimnasia should have won. We surpassed the opponent from start to finish in attitude, intensity, possession and scoring chances.

· Darío FrancoThe Gimnasia coach assessed his team’s performance after the 2-2 draw with Boca.

The decision did not stop Gimnasia’s push. Boca left spaces despite its chances, and the home side kept attacking until Esteban Fernández scored in the third minute of added time to make it 2-2. Coach Darío Franco focused afterward on his team’s performance rather than the disputed call. “Our opinion is that Gimnasia should have won. We surpassed the opponent from start to finish in attitude, intensity, possession and scoring chances,” he said.

Franco also praised his players’ confidence and willingness to attack through football, noting that they had shown personality against Boca. Agustín Módica, the tournament’s leading scorer, did not play. The article ends as Rodolfo Arruabarrena faces questions about Boca’s result.

The team showed a lot of personality and the desire to go looking for the result by playing football. There is no need to explain what Boca is today, but I really believe we surpassed them. The boys have a lot of confidence, they go out to take the initiative and always think about playing good football.

· Darío FrancoFranco praised his players’ attacking approach and confidence after the match.
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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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