Universitario

Universitario fell to Independiente Santa Fe in the fifth round of the Copa Sudamericana in a highly controversial match due to the poor performance of Chilean referee Felipe González, who was at the center of the storm along with the VAR due to his decisions in specific plays.

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After the defeat, José Carvallo faced up to the expulsion of Nelson Cabanillas, but argued that a decision should also have been made regarding the action in which Alex Valera was involved, who suffered improper contact from Colombian defender Marlon Torres.

"I think the expulsion (of Cabanillas) is correct, but the issue is with what happened to Valera. With the game 0-0, he was blatantly touched and it wasn't measured with the same yardstick. The problem comes from there and not so much from our red card, which I think was fair, but the other is unacceptable, especially considering there's a VAR," he declared to Movistar Deportes.

Era una acción para expulsión

According to the Conmebol regulations, a player must be immediately expelled from the field of play when they "Insult, offend or threaten players or other people present in the match, provided they do not constitute more serious offenses."

In the same line, former Argentine referee with FIFA credentials, Miguel Scime, tried to justify the actions of the VAR officials, but emphasized that the defender should have been shown a red card. "The VAR focuses on the attitude of a possible blow, but they don't review Marlon Torres' humiliating attitude towards Alex Valera of Universitario de Perú. This attitude is grounds for expulsion," he posted on his social media.

Universitario will lodge a complaint with Conmebol

Líbero has learned that the administration of Universitario will request a formal complaint to the South American football entity for them to sanction Marlon Torres for his actions and for the Chilean referee to be reprimanded for failing to review the VAR when he should have done so.