Lima Alliance He suffered a tough defeat against Atlético Mineiro which eliminated him from the 2023 Copa Libertadores. The tight side lost by the smallest margin in a game that featured two controversial plays. In this sense, the president of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) said, Augustine Lozano, was asked if the supreme authority of Peruvian football takes a position on claims in international tournaments, not only from the intimate team and the events of the match against Atlético Mineiro, but also from other teams such as Universitario and Sporting Cristal regarding the use of the VAR.
“The VAR is always a tool to help ensure fair play is observed in all sporting events. Somehow there will always be mistakes. I’m not saying they existed yesterday (I’m referring to Alianza’s signing on Tuesday June 6), but now I am.” I believe that each of the participating teams will be able to calmly analyze and themselves to get a clearer picture,” Lozano told the press.
The Peruvian manager noted that VAR (Video Assistant Referee) technology cannot be perfect as it is controlled by referees. who may make mistakes in their final decisions.
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“What I can tell you is that VAR will never make us 100% perfect because it’s controlled by referees who are human beings. The only thing that helps us is to try to get closer to perfection to make fair play more fair.” ,” he added.
The president of the federation also referred to the statements made by Alianza Lima players to the VAR after the game against the Brazilian team in Matute and He reiterated that it is better not to express heated opinions but to analyze things more calmly.
“When we see the game live, the swoon is not only for the players, but for all Peruvians, because we all want our teams to go as far as possible, but it’s better not to give heated opinions, but to wait and see.” and analyze things. We must calmly be responsible in what we say,” he concluded.
How was the Alianza group’s position table in the Libertadores?
After the home defeat against Atlético Mineiro, the blue and white were last in group G with 4 points and were eliminated from the tournament. However, it will be decided at the last date whether you qualify for the Copa Sudamericana, since Libertad is penultimate with 6 units. Athletico Paranaense is in first place with 10 points and in second place is Atlético Mineiro with 9 points.