This was the Rapallini – VAR dialogue in Jeison Murillo’s prison

The arbitration between Colombia and Uruguay was strongly criticized by Carlos Queiroz. The Portuguese coach stressed that Fernando Rapallini’s decisions influenced the national team’s match. “Don’t whistle that penalty when a referee is 4 meters in front of a situation, which today is a criminal thing, I can’t find another word to show indignation. After 40 meters he gives a dubious penalty. At 40 meters he sees a clear penalty, but at 4 meters he doesn’t see it“, he has declared.

The DT spoke of two plays, the one that claimed Luis Díaz as a penalty in the 35th minute and the one that was whistled against Colombia in the 79th minute, where Jeison Murillo fought for a ball in the box with Rodrigo Bentancur. Fernando Rapallini decreed the penalty with the help of Diego Haro and Víctor Carrillo, head of the VAR. Conmebol released the audio of what that dialogue was like.

This was part of the dialogue between Rapallini and the VAR

WHERE IS IT: Possible criminal.

Rapallini: Criminal.

AVAR: The referee has given a penalty.

WHERE IS IT: Let’s review, please. Yes, there is a contact.

Rapallini: A promising controversial attack is opening up. No ball control, promising controversial attack.

AVAR: Well, contact, the prison exists Diego, for me.

WHERE IS IT: Ok, yes, ok (…) Play it, perfect, it crashes. It is clear that it goes to the rear.

AVAR: Do you have a clear contact?

WHERE IS IT: Yes, look, there it is.

AVAR: He does not play the ball (…) Continue to do the whole protocol Fernando, the penalty is correct, even your decision to no card. We’re just checking for a possible offside before the action.

WHERE IS IT: Fernando, correct decision, first there is no offside, second, well sanctioned penalty.

Possible penalty for Colombia in the 73rd minute

Another decision made by the VAR was a hand from Darwin Núñez in the box after a shot from Jefferson Lerma. The judge stopped the game to speak. According to AVAR Víctor Carrillo, “Lby hand it glues naturally to the body“. Then Diego Haro confirmed it to Rapallini. “Fernando, what I see is that the ball hits the foot, goes all the way to the hand, but doesn’t stretch. You can resume, correct the decision“.