AFA demand VAR recordings and send strongly worded letter to CONMEBOL

The VAR row rumbles on. After what happened in the clash between Brazil and Argentina, the AFA have gone out on the attack to defend their national team. 

The refereeing in the semi-final game was controversial and the federation have presented a complaint to CONMEBOL. 

 

July 3, 2019

In the six page extract, the AFA has ended up insinuating that the referee's performance was influenced by the refereeing committee. If that was not enough, they are also questioning Alejandro Dominguez, the CONMEBOL president, of a lack of ethics, loyalty and transparency. 

Bolsonaro, the Brazil president, was also criticised by the AFA. Why is this letter being sent? Because the Argentinian players complained about the VAR. 

Messi, Argentina's leader, slammed the officials after the game saying that there were two penalties which were not given. One on Aguero just before Firmino's goal and another one on Otamendi. 

 

July 3, 2019

Hours before sending the formal complaint, the AFA published a message which seemed to be an attack on the officials. "We saw the same as you" was the message in a rectangle which looked very similar to the rectangle referees make when there is VAR. 

 

July 3, 2019

The Argentinian paper 'Ole' reports that, according to the AFA's sources, the federation will ask CONMEBOL for the VAR recordings. 

The paper also says that Leodan Gonzalez, the VAR, called the referee Roddy Zambrano over to review his decisions, but that he refused to do so.