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Uncertainty in the added time of Boca Juniors vs. Atlético Tucumán
After the joy of Luca Langoni's second goal, tension set in at La Bombonera. The visiting team attacked with Ignacio Maestro Puch, who entered the penalty area. To stop his advance, Carlo Zambrano hit his opponent in the face.
Immediately, the Atlético Tucumán players approached the referee to claim the penalty. Meanwhile, the Tucumán forward was writhing in pain on the field. The replays from the official broadcast showed how 'Kaiser' Zambrano hit the number 32 of the team led by Lucas Pusineri.
The Atlético Tucumán players surrounded the referee to demand a penalty in their favor at the end of the match for the 16th round. Meanwhile, the Boca Juniors' team got involved in the discussion to defend the intervention of the Peruvian national team's central defender.
Fernando Espinoza, the main referee of the match, was in contact with the VAR team. It took a few minutes for the referee to make a decision regarding the controversial incident that, if sanctioned, could have meant a penalty for 'Decano' and a second yellow card for 'León' Zambrano and subsequent expulsion.
The truth is that after the dialogue with the VAR team, Espinoza did not award anything in favor of the visitors. This caused the indignation of the current leader of the Professional League and the total surprise of the commentators in the ESPN broadcast, as they believed that the Peruvian was indeed reckless in that scene.
Zambrano returns to Boca
As you may remember, the defender and Darío Benedetto were sanctioned by the Football Council for two matches. They fought each other after the match against Racing Club in Avellaneda. Although both apologized, as confirmed by vice president Juan Román Riquelme, they were not called up to face Rosario Central and Defensa y Justicia.
After that punishment, both Zambrano and 'Pipa' were cleared for consideration by coach Hugo Ibarra in this match against Tucumán. Thus, the defender started as a starter and the forward came on in the second half.