After the defeat of Lima Alliance with 2:1 ahead Melgar On the 16th matchday of Liga 1 2023, the DirecTV journalist Mario Escobar published a controversial comment on the refereeing of this game in the program “De fútbol se habla así”. Escobar pointed out that “what a coincidence that a clean arbitration should result in results like the one in Arequipa” (referring to the Blue and White defeat). However, almost two days later, the communicator took to his social networks to publicly apologize to the intimate club and all his fans.
“I would like to publicly apologize to Alianza Lima, the entire squad, coaching staff, leadership and supporters and refereeing team of the tournament because my words may offend them,” he wrote on Twitter.
The panelist’s release is accompanied by two images in which he explains what happened and apologizes to Alianza Lima and his fans, in addition to the referee shortlist planned for this meeting. The main judge of this fight was Diego Haro.
Public apology from Mario Escobar to Alianza Lima. Photo: Twitter/Mario Escobar 
Public apology from Mario Escobar to Alianza Lima. Photo: Twitter/Mario Escobar
What did Mario Escobar say about Melgar’s win over Alianza Lima?
“What a coincidence that a clean arbitration should result in Arequipa-like outcomes. What a coincidence that Diego Haro, who is usually a controversial referee, did a very good job today.” , Alianza Lima falls With all due respect in the world to the Alianza Lima fans because they have been belittling me all week , but what a coincidence. Today Diego Haro was at the UNSA Monument and Alianza lost. It’s not that Alianza lost “He lost because of his good refereeing because Melgar won with the last ball of the game,” he explained on the program De fútbol se habla así, where he appears as a panelist.