The match ended with São Paulo’s 2-0 victory over Talleres, which left the Brazilian team first in Group B of the Copa Libertadores and the Argentine team second. Regardless of the result, the clash at the MorumBIS stadium was full of controversy and a tense fight with the police that ended with two visiting players delayed.
At the end of the first half, Talleres goalkeeper Guido Herrera went to complain to Colombian referee Jhon Ospina for the decision to repeat the penalty with which Luis Zubeldía’s team opened the scoring. The goalkeeper had stopped Lucas Moura’s shot, although the referee ordered it to be executed again for an alleged overtaking.
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In the following play, the Argentine club players demanded an alleged penalty for a foul on Ramón Sosa. Although neither the referee nor the VAR observed an infraction.
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These controversies are what sparked Herrera’s claim, which raised the tone when one of the police officers hit Lautaro Morales, Talleres’ substitute goalkeeper, with his shield. The starting goalkeeper went on to complain to the official and a struggle ensued that had its consequences once the match was over.
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Both Morales and the Colombian Juan Camilo Portilla, also a Talleres soccer player, were summoned to testify in the early hours of the morning and released after paying a fine and after the intervention of the Argentine consulate.
After the game, Herrera referred to the attack when speaking to ESPN: “The São Paulo players agreed with us, but they had warned us that the police are complicated. These are things that don’t have to happen. It is always falling into the same thing. It has already happened many times that Argentine teams come here and leave this way. The football celebration has to be different, these things harm it.”
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