Overview
- Flamengo beat Cusco FC 2-0 on Wednesday in Peru after VAR ruled Marlon Ruidías offside on a would‑be equalizer.
- Cusco defender Álvaro Ampuero said the annulled header "kills us" and argued the call swung the match.
- Analysts and Brazilian outlets said the VAR line drawing looked inconsistent and left more doubt than certainty.
- A second flashpoint drew criticism after Gonzalo Plata’s stamp on Lucas Colitto brought no red card or monitor review.
- With no CONMEBOL statement reported, attention shifts to Cusco’s visit to Estudiantes in La Plata on Tuesday, April 14.