Overview
- CONAR made public the VAR cabin recordings for Universitario vs. Cusco FC and Alianza Lima vs. Comerciantes Unidos and formally acknowledged mistakes in both reviews.
- In the Universitario case the VAR team initially told the referee there was no foul on Miguel Silveira before Gianluca Lapadula’s 92nd-minute goal and later admitted the play had been analyzed under a wrong context.
- For the Alianza match the audio shows VAR concluded there was no clear blow by Alexis Cossio on Jairo Vélez but CONAR said the review failed to use appropriate replay angles and speeds and missed a temerarious arm strike to the face.
- As an immediate corrective step CONAR did not assign the primary referees and their teams, including Edwin Ordóñez and Augusto Menéndez, to officiate the third round of the Torneo Clausura.
- The releases have intensified criticism from players and clubs over match outcomes — Lapadula’s stoppage-time winner stood and provoked protests — and raise questions about VAR training, replay use and whether published audio will change how reviews are handled.