Luciano regrets São Paulo goal annulled by VAR: “What they do to us is complicated” | Saint Paul

On the play in question, Tchê Tchê crossed for Luciano inside the area, in the 30th minute of the first half, and the forward pushed towards the goal. From the broadcast, the impression is that Junior Alonso, from Atlético-MG, is on the same line as São-Paulino. The lines drawn by the video referee, however, verified the irregularity in the play.

– It’s even difficult to speak after such a defeat. I don’t know if they stopped me or not. My feeling is that there was a player behind me along the same lines. The VAR has been canceled and it is even difficult to talk about VAR. What they do to us is complicated. It is to follow that Sunday has another final – Luciano said after the duel.

After the game, at a press conference, Luciano was more forceful and said that the image of the play shows that the goal was legal.

– We had countless opportunities. We could also have scored the goal. But when the goal comes and the VAR cancels it, and after the game we know that it was a beautiful goal, because from the image on the internet it is clearly beautiful. We are sad, because the game situation could have changed there. We control the game all the time. In the first half they had the opportunity and scored the goal. We have to do this right, of course – he said.

– But (laughs), the VAR issue is complicated. In the other game (classic against Corinthians) our defense (Diego Costa) received a punch and the judge was not on the monitor to analyze the play. Today was the goal bid and the judge did not analyze the bid either. And why against us, the expulsion play (dispute between Diego Costa and a forward from Galo), stops the game and can go there on the monitor to analyze the expulsion, and the goal, which for the majority was legal, he said. can not? I ask this question, because against São Paulo it is very easy. Everyone is doing things and it can’t happen. We were sad about that, because the VAR ends up hurting the team that is fighting for the top positions. So we wait for an answer.

The decision caused outrage among fans on social media, who did not accept the appointment very well even with the use of technology. Forward Tréllez, a stranger to São Paulo for this match, also used his nets to criticize the decision.

The disallowed goal destabilized the team led by Fernando Diniz, who had a good game so far. After that, Tricolor was not found and lost 3-0, ending a series of three consecutive victories.

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– We had the opportunity, I had one, we created a lot, we couldn’t score, I’m sad. Now it’s time to raise your head – Luciano finished.