Controversy in Copa América 2024: Mexico vs Ecuador – Possible Penalty Decision for Mexico

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In a tense match that determined second place in Group B of the Copa América and a spot to face Argentina in the quarterfinals, Mexico and Ecuador gave each other no respite. The Aztecs had to win to advance and sought more, although their rivals managed to hurt on the counterattack. Jaime Lozano’s team ended the match angry with the referee for two specific actions: a penalty that should have been called and was ignored by Guatemalan referee Mario Escobar, and another that was sanctioned but was annulled at the request of the VAR in charge of Argentinean referee Silvio Trucco.

It was 56 minutes into the game when Gerardo Arteaga entered the area and Félix Torres threw himself from behind to take the ball from him. Although in the slide he touched his supporting foot, which ended up knocking down his opponent. The sequence continued and Pacho rejected it hastily, but once the ball crossed the limits of the field, the entire Mexican team surrounded the referee, claiming the foul. The authority raised his hand to the intercommunity official, warning that the play was being reviewed, and moments later he pointed to the corner, confirming that the possible infraction had been dismissed.

The problem is that the lack existed. It was an entry from behind, reckless, without caution when contesting the ball. The point of contact and its consequence give you the violation identity. Then, already in stoppage time, Torres again tried to stop Guillermo Martínez, who had been taking him. The defender managed to score the ball into the corner and the attacker dropped. Escobar took a penalty, but there the VAR intervened correctly and called him to review. Consequently, the sanction was dismissed.

Copa America 2024 – Mexico vs Ecuador – Penalty for Mexico

The controversy was aggravated because Trucco, an Argentine, was in charge of the technology, precisely from the country that was waiting for the match on Thursday, July 4 in Houston. A source of suspicion that could have been avoided by appointing a referee of another nationality, something that, according to customs and practices, should have also happened in the victory of the Albiceleste against Peru, in which the referee was the Mexican César Antonio Ramos. And an error could have provoked a similar reaction from La Scaloneta.

There were two other handballs in the box that Mexico claimed as penalties; one of them by Torres, the exclusive protagonist of the day. However, neither can be considered as an increase in volume. It was poor refereeing, which was also noticeable in the control of the disciplinary aspect. And in the two most marked controversies, Escobar and his team had one error and one success; the one at the end.

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2024-07-01 03:17:00
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