Don’t sing it: Valera’s goal against Junior is annulled due to the handball of the Universitario attacker | VIDEO

Álex Valera, forward of University of Sportsnoted before Junior which could have been the second of the cream team in the confrontation between both clubs for the Copa Libertadores. But, after a call from the VAR, the referee decided to annul the action due to a handball from the Peruvian striker before scoring the score.

It was in the 78th minute when ‘Valegol’ received a good pass inside the Colombian area, positioned himself to get rid of the marking of a rival defender and, in front of goalkeeper Mele, defined at will to score the second goal for the Peruvian team.

The national team forward also ran to celebrate with his teammates and the fans who came to the Metropolitano to cheer on his team.

However, the VAR called the match referee to inform him of a possible handball by Valera at the moment before his score.

Thus, after reviewing the replay of the play on the monitor, the judge decided to annul Valera’s goal. because the ball hit him on the elbow before registering his goal.