By Wilson Florez
May 10, 2024, 12:23 PM EDT
The duel between Tigres de la UANL and Rayados de Monterrey It left a lot of controversy. The university team was defeated in their stadium by the club led by Fernando Ortíz. But in this Royal Classic there was no shortage of controversy.
The series was opened with a 1-2 in the first leg. But during the development of the match the performance of the main judge was highly questioned. Marco Antonio Ortíz. From both groups there were claims and interpretation plays that conflicting opinions were unleashed.
The first play of the disagreement “harmed” Rayados de Monterrey. Around the 22nd minute of the game, a dangerous action occurred within the Tigres de la UANL area.After a rebound from Brandon Vázquez, the ball hit Samir Caetano’s arm directly. Even though the handball was evident, the referee decided not to award a penalty.
The former referee Felipe Ramos Rizo He used his social networks to point out the mistake that the main judge made in the Clásico Regio. For Rizo, Caetano’s handball was punishable.
Tigres of the UANL also protested
Just before the end of the first half, another action that was difficult to interpret occurred within the area. Diego Lainez overflowed to the final line of the Rayados de Monterrey areabut was crossed by Corcho Rodríguez. In the action “Factor” was shot down, but again Ortíz considered that there was no penalty.
On this occasion, the former referee Marco Antonio Rodríguez applauded the mental strength of the head judge for not allowing himself to be influenced by the thousands of shouts from the fans in the stadium, considering that Diego Lainez’s play was not punishable.
“He has a high conviction and mental strength to not be influenced by the roar of a volcano. It is a sweep behind Lainez to the limit, but the defender touches the ball and does not use excessive intensity or force to analyze a possible infraction. There is no penalty in favor of Tigres“he explained.
#ChiquiVAR Marco Ortiz has high conviction and mental strength to not be influenced by the roar of a volcano.
It’s a sweep behind Lainez to the limit but the defender touches the ball and does not have excessive intensity or force to analyze a possible… pic.twitter.com/6VYrrxloy9
— Coach Referee (@ChiquimarcoMx) May 10, 2024
This match left a lot of discomfort on both sides. The second leg will be played on Sunday, May 12 at the BBVA Stadium. The series is still open and the next Regio classic also promises excitement, as these two teams fight to stay alive in the tournament.
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