The match between Sporting Cristal and Unión Comercio ended in a Sky-Blues win, but with a resounding defeat for the next game against Alianza Lima at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium, as Yoshimar Yotún was sent off due to a controversial arbitration decision. The Río captain saw the red card after executing a roulette and hitting footballer Christian Neira with his elbow, causing unease among beer coach Tiago Nunes and various team players, as well as club president Joel Raffo.
Given this controversial situation is the commentator and former player Diego Rebagliati He gave his opinion and spoke about the video arbitration in League 1: “You have to accept that VAR will not solve everything,” he said. He also gave his opinion on referee Pablo López’s decision: “This game with Yotún suspended for the next match is very controversial,” he said; However, he tried to make it clear that he saw no intention in the arbitration: “I don’t think it’s about looking at too many ghosts either, because the referees can take it from one side or the other.”