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Referee Gariano Caught on Broadcast Threatening Huracán Coach After VAR Calls in 1-1 Draw

The recorded exchange followed two penalties for Barracas Central, with the second converted to eliminate Huracán from the Clausura playoffs.

Overview

  • Huracán led through an Emmanuel Ojeda goal before Barracas Central drew level in a Torneo Clausura match that finished 1-1.
  • Referee Andrés Gariano was heard telling coach Frank Kudelka, “Vamos a hablar y te voy a romper todo,” during a heated post-match confrontation.
  • The first Barracas penalty was awarded after a VAR review for a Nehuén Paz handball, but Iván Tapia failed to score from the spot.
  • Gariano later awarded a second penalty that Rodrigo Insúa converted, a goal that sealed Huracán’s failure to reach the octavos de final.
  • Broadcast footage from ESPN showed Huracán players and staff protesting on the pitch and later gathered by the referees’ dressing-room door.