PC Oliveira explains rule change and sees the right decision to cancel LDU’s goal, but would foul Luiz Henrique, from Botafogo

The commentator Paulo Cesar Oliveira considered the decision of the arbitration to cancel the goal LDU in the first half, in the game against Botafogo for the Libertadores-2024which left the match suspended for ten minutes to review the VAR. An impediment was marked Roaddespite Bastos It is Damian Suárezfrom the black and white team, participated in the bid.

– As it is an interpretation move, which involves the defender’s action, gaining advantage from the position, the VAR calls the referee to the monitor. Both Bastos and Damián Suárez do not have control of the ball, there is no time to have their movement absolutely coordinated. He has Damián’s touch, but it’s more of a reaction, he even makes an unbalanced move, he doesn’t have control of the ball. The rule states that it is invalidated when he makes a deliberate pass, that is, intentional. Estrada gains advantage from that position, after the ball is hit by Botafogo players – explained PC in “Pass Exchange“, of SportTV.

The arbitration analyst explained that the rule changed last year, after the European Nations League.

– In the past, this action by Damián Suárez was considered a new action. However, the understanding of what constitutes deliberate play and deviation changed after the 2021 Nations League final, between France and Spain, with the goal in which Mbappé decided the game. The rule was valid there and the debate began. A circular came in 2022 from Ifab and, last year, the rule became part of the text of the game rule, differentiating between deliberate play and deviation. We had a game in last year’s Brazilian Championship, Atlético-MG x Botafogo, a goal disallowed by Diego Costa, it was a huge controversy, and we commented on the rule change at the time. The player needs to have control of the ball, it needs to be a deliberate pass – he remembered.

PC Oliveira he considered that the ten minutes was a long time to correct the decision on the field, which would validate the goal:

– I think it’s a long time, because this understanding of deviation and deliberate action has to be fresher in your head. It’s about preparing yourself for those things that don’t always happen. Ten minutes has a huge impact on the progress of the game.

But such a delay would not even be necessary. For PC, the lack of Facundo Rodríguez in Luiz Henrique at the origin of the bid.

– Yes, there is an action from the LDU player, he gives Luiz Henrique a certain leverage. Perhaps the referee, who was very close, did not have this interpretation, there was also Luiz Henrique’s fall which could have hindered the interpretation. The Libertadores has this line of letting it continue, the VAR respected the decision on the field, but there was an action with the leg, dislocating Luiz Henrique’s hip – analyzed.