Zaldívar shows traces of an unsanctioned penalty, Jardine also claims

The attacker from San Luis received a contact from Pedro Aquino that was not marked as a penalty during the defeat against América

Angel Zaldivarfront of St. Louis Athleticshowed the traces of a possible criminal who was not penalized in the last minutes of the second leg of the Quarterfinals against America. The attacker received a blow from Pedro Aquino inside the area of ​​the Eaglesbut the foul was not penalized.

The player from the San Luis Potosí team walked through the halls without apparent discomfort, however, the photograph reveals the contact he received on his ankle from the Peruvian midfielder.

For his part, the technician St. Louis AthleticAndré Jardine, wished that America be champion, but he made a call to the Liga MX to review its arbitration criteria, since He considers that his team was not penalized two penaltiesa home game of the series corresponding to the quarterfinals in Clausura 2023.

“We often feel harmed by the refereeing,” declared the Brazilian coach. “Once again I ask the league to take care of this issue with all the strength it has and that the criteria does not go through the force of the institutions that are playing.

“America He does not deserve only to pass the phase, but to be champion. I’ve been a fan of the team since Fernando Ortiz took over, he’s a great coach.”

However, Jardiné did not take his finger off the line regarding his claim for the unscored penalties, including the fingerprints he showed Angel Zaldivar.

“Two penalties and for me they are not penalties that the referee did not see. During the match I was left in doubt, but the VAR exists to do justice to the match”, he concluded.