The ‘fight’ between Cordero Vega and Del Cerro with the VAR, with the second round with Athletic

In the Athletic match in Ipurua with Eibar, the VAR played a leading role on Sunday. Almost always related to the goals of the lions. Two of them got on the scoreboard and one did not. Between collegiate breaks Lamb Vega to consult the monitor and your colleague in the VOR room, From Cerro Grande, the stopwatch indicated the 101st minute of play at the moment the final whistle was heard.

Precisely, these two referees have written a curious story since last week. A back and forth fight. With message return between one and the other. The second round took place with the rojiblancos in between. The film started in the Granada-Alavés match with the roles changed on the second day. In that occasion, Lamb Vega I call From Cerro Grande from the VAR to review a play, considering a possible red card. An action of Lejeune from behind to Yangel Herrera at the beginning of the second part. Finally, it was yellow.

At Eibar-Athletic, in the final stretch of the match, the turn of that episode came. From Cerro Grande notified from the VOR room Lamb Vega by the stomp on the thigh of Diop to Cordoba, liable to be considered for direct expulsion. In the end, it also stayed on a yellow card.

In Being, the ex-collegiate Iturralde González, a specialist in the field of radio, said that “it cannot be that two people, being in the same technical talks, one calls him for red because he has seen it on television and the other says that it is yellow. And then the next weekend, the other way around. Where is the unification of criteria? If they have attended the same talks, they will know when to call the VAR … What is wrong with the VAR? ”.

On the other hand, with the three goals that were reviewed, none had its focus on the authors. In the first, with starting and opening Black pudding to Williams on the left, with target of Unai lopezWhat was looked at was the position of the Bilbao striker in the previous pass. It was considered correct.

In the second action, Dani Garcia enabled Villalibre on the left side, with a point-blank shot and a goal from Williams after the ‘Buffalo’ pass. The VAR determined that the one from Gernika was offside. Things of the lines and how they are thrown. And in the third, with the connection between Sancet, Capa and Unai López. A possible fault was examined in the middle of Raúl García to Rodrigues at the edge of the area. There was not.