What happened in América’s second goal against Atlas?

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The play that ended with Santamaría’s expulsion and the penalty that Henry Martín scored was preceded by a handball from Diego Valdés.

The first half of the duel between Atlas y America ended in the middle of controversy referee, because the whistler Fernando Guerrero maintained an expulsion for the red and black defender Anderson Santamaria y penal in favor of the azulcrema club, despite the fact that said play was preceded by a hand of Diego Valdes.

During the last seconds before the break, Álvaro Fidalgo sent a ball to the right corner of the red and black area that Diego Valdes came down so that Henry Martin finished on goal, however, the defender Anderson Santamaria He intervened with his right arm on the final line and was sent off.

Guerrero sent off Santamaría and scored a penalty for América. Imago7

While the whistler Fernando Guerrero showed the way to the locker room for the defender, the cast of the Atlasled by captain Aldo Rocha and defender Martín Nervo, demanded that the whistler Diego Valdes He lowered the ball with his right arm and controversy arose on the Jalisco Stadium field once the replays showed the above.

Although there was contact between the ball and the arm of Diego Valdesthe whistler maintained the decision and proceeded to collect the penalwhich was ultimately noted by Henry Martinwho vindicated himself after failing from the spot before the 17th minute.

The referee analyst ESPN, Felipe Ramos Rizo, considered that the whistler’s decision was correct. “Well granted the penal and expulsion, in accordance with the regulations,” he said.

The penalty and expulsion were well awarded, in accordance with the regulations. pic.twitter.com/DjcKJuayXh

— Felipe Ramos Rizo (@ramosrizo) March 3, 2024

In a press conference, the coach AtlasBeñat San José, did not agree with the criteria used by the refereeing body and assured that said action changed the course of the match.

“The locker room is hurt by the expulsion, before there was a handball, hand control should not be allowed in the area and the expulsion would not have come. We attacked a lot and after 1-0 we had the upper hand, we attacked with courage and the expulsion has marked everything,” explained the red and black strategist.

“With one less it is very difficult. The approach was to attack or create options, I did not want to go behind without generating or removing attacking opportunities. These are difficult circumstances, eleven vs eleven we are competitive and try to finish the entire games, in five we have been inferior and it’s very difficult like that,” he concluded.