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Ecuador was imposed on Uruguay 2-1 for the second day of the Qualifiers heading to the World Cup 2026but one play took center stage at the end of the match.
It is a cross in favor of the ‘charrúas’ in the 96th minute, which was claimed as a penalty, but which the Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio decided to charge as a foul in attack.
Federico Valverde sent the ball into the Ecuadorian area and, in the attempt to clear the ball, local goalkeeper Hernán Ismael Galíndez hit Uruguayan attacker Facundo Torres.
The latter fell abruptly and even impacted his humanity on the Ecuadorian goal post.
At that moment and far from consulting the VAR, the central judge decided to end the match due to the request for a visit.
Source: Elcomercio
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