Overview
- In Boca’s 1-0 win over Lanús, a hard tackle by Boca’s Leonel Flores on Sasha Marcich around the 11th–12th minute drew only a yellow card and no on-field VAR review, a ruling that Lanús players and staff said should have been a red.
- Germán Delfino, who led the VAR cabin, defended the call as a “gray” play and said the team found no clear-and-obvious error because the contact had medium force and Marcich rose about 40 seconds later without medical attention.
- Lanús coach Mauricio Pellegrino, captain Carlos Izquierdoz and president Nicolás Russo publicly criticized the decision and singled out Delfino by saying he should not oversee the club again after what they called a missed expulsions.
- On the same matchday Vélez had a late goal overturned after a VAR check in Riestra–Vélez, prompting coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto to angrily demand that referee Nazareno Arasa and VAR official Diego Ceballos no longer be assigned to Vélez matches.
- The pair of incidents has heightened calls for clearer review criteria, release of VAR cabin audio and changes to referee assignments because the rulings directly altered results and carry immediate table consequences.