Scaloni laments referee’s decision to give Colombia a penalty because of VAR wilson88

wilson88 Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni was left frustrated by Chilean referee Piero Maza’s decision to award a crucial second-half penalty in their 2-1 loss to Colombia in the South American 2026 World Cup qualifiers. wilson88

The current leaders, the ‘Sky Blues’, travel to Barranquilla, with the score tied 1-1 before the hour mark. The home team created an offensive game to pressure in the penalty area on the right side, which was troubled by Nicolas Otamendi who tackled Daniel Munoz, causing him to fall to the ground, which the referee let go.  ( wilson88 )

However, the VAR room sent a signal to Senor Maza to review the replay and changed the decision to award a foul in the box. Killer James Rodriguez scored without a hit, helping the home team to a 2-1 victory and accumulate 16 points, moving them to second place, 2 points behind Argentina. 

On one hand, they credit their opponents, but on the other hand, they question the quality of the referees. 

“Colombia has great players and is performing well,” he told TC Sports.

“It’s even more difficult to compete with them at this stadium. We thought we had a chance to win the game but we didn’t succeed.”  

“We tried to move the ball to find opportunities to penetrate and be effective up front. If things didn’t go our way, we had to go back and do our homework properly. The latest development in the game.”

“In terms of penalties, the referee should have seen the whole incident from the beginning, not let someone from outside report it. He should have seen the whole picture, but this time he changed the decision.” 

It was another defeat in almost a year for the ‘ Albi – Whites ‘ since losing at home to Uruguay, while Colombia also got revenge on their opponents in the 2024 Copa America final , who they had lost in extra time.