Overview
- Broadcast audio captured referee Andrés Gariano telling Frank Kudelka, “Vamos a hablar y te voy a romper todo,” during a post-match confrontation.
- Security intervened and escorted Gariano from the field as Huracán players and staff surrounded the officiating team with heated complaints.
- Huracán had led through Emanuel Ojeda; Iván Tapia’s first VAR-awarded penalty was saved by Sebastián Meza, and Rodrigo Insúa converted a second to level 1-1.
- The result eliminated Huracán from the playoffs and left the club without Copa Sudamericana qualification, intensifying frustration among players and staff.
- TN reported Kudelka presented his resignation to club directors after the match, and the incident revived scrutiny of Gariano’s record of controversial decisions.