After starring in the controversy of the Colombia vs Brazil match, Nestor Pitana reappeared with a noticeable change of look

Nestor Pitana was appointed by the Conmebol arbitration commission to direct the match between Montevideo National vs. Peñarol in the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana. This after the error in the match between Colombia vs. Brazil in the Copa América 2021, which at the time meant the partial 1-1 draw in favor of the ‘canarinha‘.

It particular of the reappearance of the one who was once called the best referee in South America It was his noticeable change of look. Pitana decided to completely shave his head, which earned him teasing and some memes for part of users on social networks.

The match ended 2-1 in favor of Peñarol; the Argentine showed three yellow cards and had no authority problems or his arbitration decisions were criticized in the famous Uruguayan classic.

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THE POLEMIC OF THE MATCH BETWEEN COLOMBIA VS BRAZIL

The match between Colombia and Brazil that ended with two goals to one, favoring the local team, has generated mockery and controversy in both countries. All this as a result of the moment in which the ball touched referee Nestor Pitana, which generated a debate on whether the game should have stopped or not.

In the 78th minute of the game, when the Tricolor won the game with 1 – 0, the players of Brazil made an attack that ended in a goal by the header of Roberto Firmino; However, as soon as the goal was scored the Colombian players, including goalkeeper David Ospina, approached Pitana to claim.

Seconds before the goal was noticed, the ball had bounced off the referee and, according to the regulations, when this happens the game must be stopped, which did not happen and the goal was scored. Given the multiple claims, Pitana asked the VAR for help, who ended up validating the Brazilian team’s goal.

After the controversy that this situation generated among the players, coaches, commentators and fans of both teams, they were waiting for Conmebol to publish the audios of the conversation that Pitana had with the VAR and thus know how the goal was determined to be valid. With these audios it was expected that the situation would be clarified, but the truth is that the VAR also experienced moments of indecision and doubt, which does not clarify anything for Colombians.

At dawn the day after the game, Conmebol published the conversation that the referee had with the VAR for more than four minutes, as a result of the controversial moment. First of all, a voiceover from the video explains why it is okay that Pitana had continued with the game even though she touched the ball.

“At 77 minutes there is an attack by the yellow team, where the ball touches the referee, turning back to a teammate, who plays laterally, not constituting a promising attack. The referee allows play to continue, taking a decision that conforms to the rules of the game”, The narrator of the video begins by explaining.

And he adds that the decision is correct because “the ball does not go directly into the goal, it does not change possession and does not start a promising attack. Which are the 3 actions for which the game should be stopped and resumed with a ‘land bounce’ ”.

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