The penalty against Peñarol was the contention on the second date

The penalty kick imposed on Peñarol by referee José Burgos, after watching the match through VAR, was one of the most controversial events of the Clausura’s second date.

With the match 0-0 in the Champions of the Century, La Luz recovered the ball near the Peñarol area and Juan Quintana passed Pablo Porcelli to meet the Orinegro goal.

As Aires Boros midfielder entered the penalty area, Guillermo de Amores came out to cut the ball and Purcell fell into the area due to possible contact from the Mirasol goalkeeper.

At first, the arbitrator, Jose Burgos, dismissed the suit. He was called from the VAR booth to review the incident in question. After analyzing the play, he awarded a penalty to La Luz, which Anibal Hernandez converted into a goal.

The dispute arose because It was understood by many that the Orenegro goalkeeper did not touch Purcell.

History has also witnessed other controversial incidents which are analyzed below.

MC Torque – Phoenix
The end of the match at the Campeón del Siglo, where MC Torque managed at home against Fénix, ended in a controversial match that led to Capuro’s equalizing goal.

The action took place on a long ball that was thrown into the area by an MC Türk defender, looking for a header to save. Forward Sebastian Ribas went to fight for the ball with Phoenix defender Diego Arismendi going down charged with a blow to the face. Fenix ​​claimed that Ribas, at the moment of landing the ball that led to the goal, backed himself up and hit Arismendi.

Previously, MC Turk requested a penalty kick from winger Gabrieli against Guerrero in a game where the Phoenix defender lobbed the ball and left the striker’s light blue leg up.

Cologne Square – River Plate
In the match at Parque Brandy, controversy arose before River Plate’s winning goal against Plaza Colonia. Anahí Fernández, who was in charge of officiating the match, got a foul from Jeremias Silveira on Agustín Vera that led into the middle of the goal for the darseneros. The locals understood that Silvera had not touched Vera.