He Cesar Vallejo vs ADT It was the trend game of Liga 1 matchday this Monday, August 21st. The 1-1 draw in Trujillo was marked by harsh reproaches against the referees and above all by the serious episode that Sebastián Abreu unleashed at the end of the game. Vallejo’s Uruguayan coach lost his temper shortly after Hernán Rengifo’s painful goal and appeared on the VAR screen. In addition, various fans and supporters of Peruvian football were outraged by Augusto Menéndez’s decision to play until the 99th minute.
The referee quartet led by Menéndez had initially planned 6 minutes of stoppage time. Because of this, César Vallejo all exploded when ADT equalized as it fell in the 99th minute+. Also on social networks, many users supported the protest of the poet, who is a direct rival of Vendaval in the fight to qualify for the Copa Sudamericana. But was the referee really wrong?
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Why was it played to minute 99’+ in Vallejo vs.? TDA?
Henry Gambetta, head of Arbitration, explained to Ovation why Augusto Menéndez was right to allow play in Vallejo vs. until the 99th minute. ADT. The former referee explained that Menéndez acted within the rules by replacing two lost minutes within the originally added six minutes. He also explained what was important in the relevant protocol.
“Within the six minutes originally awarded by the referee, there were two minutes left due to a VAR check and a substitution, and those two minutes had to be played anyway,” Gambetta said. In addition to that specific fact, he noted that Augusto Menéndez had come to serve out his ban. He said it was quite difficult because he lost important things at international level.
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Can ADT fight for the Clausura title?
Although this Monday’s result could have a decisive impact on the dispute between Vallejo and ADT for a place in the Copa Sudamericana, Franco Navarro’s team still have a chance to seek the Clausura title. El Vendaval is 6 points behind Sporting Cristal and 3 behind Universitario but has one game fewer than both teams.