“I don’t like talking about refereeing, but there are things that are evident.” This was the reaction of River Plate coach Martín Demichelis in a press conference after the game. The coach criticized Daronco’s decisions.
“House made”. Defender González Pirez commented on the Brazilian’s performance. “When referees go to other countries, they are quite homely. It’s something I won’t give much of an opinion about, but it seems to me that it influenced Nacional to grow and put us behind.”
In the first 10 or 15 minutes of the second half, it was a reward not to play football, and then… Everyone is on cell phones, WhatsApp and television, leaving evidence that luckily they didn’t fracture Rodrigo Aliendro’s leg Martin Demichelis
Afterwards, I think that the cautioned player did not deserve to remain on the field due to the unsportsmanlike attitude he had during the riot, where we are all hot-headed, but I believe he had a completely unsportsmanlike attitude that they only punished with a yellow card.
“Scandal”. This is how Olé, Argentina’s main sports daily, defined Daronco’s performance in Uruguay. “Surely River would have won” if the Brazilian sent off the players “as he should have done”, added the newspaper.
Praise on Nacional’s side. Diego Polenta, defender of the Uruguayan team, praised the referee’s performance after the end of the game. “This is the Copa Libertadores, you have to let it play. I respect (Daronco) because I consider him one of the best referees in America,” he told Uruguayan ESPN.
