Pinola's elbow and the anger of all the gymnastics: was it criminal? – 11/28/2018

River had managed to enjoy it for the second time with Pratto's attack and good definition early in the second period. But as in the first part, Gymnastics acknowledged receipt and asked for a draw.

He stuck River and the controversial movement of the night came. They were 4 minutes and Paraguay Víctor Ayala sent the corner with wire on the right side. The ball fell to the heart of the area and Maximiliano Coronel was already lying on the grbad.

Party Judge Facundo Tello ended the action and, to everyone's surprise, expelled Javier Pinola. Perfect decision since the defender of River had slowed the defender's career in gymnastics by putting his forearm in the face.

The case that aroused the protest of all Pedro Troglio's staff is the reason why he did not impose a penalty in the face of Pinola's heavy offense.

According to the referee, the sending of the corner of Ayala had not yet taken place when the former Rosario Central bent. In this case, his penalty would have been correct since the ball was not in play.

In the rehearsals, one does not finish to know if the good loot of Ayala had already had an impact or not. It's a very nice game, one of those that should be reviewed by VAR. The concrete thing is that Pinola was ejected and River was saved from the charge.