A duel and a ‘commodity’

The two actions that marked a painful, almost chaotic victory, resembled each other as much as it resembled a personal correction by the referee. First because of the level of relevance that exists with contacts. The one from Calero to Merino is clearer than what the VAR saw between Sorloth and Cabrera. The alleged push from the Norwegian, who even the referee didn’t seem to see live because they warned him from the VAR, wasn’t serious enough to disallow a goal. It is a struggle, normal and currently in place, that is a punishable offense. The Spanish defender overreacted when Sorloth poured his mark, an altercation that occurred while making the game elsewhere. One of the problems of current football is that referees are stripped of power in actions that on traditional lines have always received picaresque approval, as Sorloth used to finish and break the scoreboard. The final penalty showed that the clearest foul was the one pointed out by the referee, with greater or less success: he only heard the earpiece, without going to the monitor. The Spanish center-back went for Merino in the style of a ‘merchandise’ and Latre’s decision was easier to defend than the repeal of the one-nil half hour earlier. While it was possible the human side of the braid entered to award a penalty in the 94th minute because of the controversy it caused, the two main points of the game were unmatched. League arbitration is at its most questionable moment of credibility at the time and as long as there is some kind of legal vacuum in regulations, the confusion will continue. This will soon lead to success.