River Plate 2 - 1 América
Copa Libertadores 2008 group stage · 2008-02-27 Referee: Rubén Selman

Emotive

Selman

Selman likes to show himself as the only boss. But that should not be about gesture, it should be about good decisions. The problem with him is that he doesn´t move very far away from the central circle, so he´s often unable to see what´s happening.

Abreu

During 2nd half, Selman sent off America coach, Argentinian Romano. The reason of this decision wasn´t clear, but he had been complaining since Selman showed a yellow to Abreu in 1st half. The Mexicans considered it a red card action, but this wasn´t obvious. However, Romano didn´t insult the referee nor did he shout at him, so the red seemed very severe.

Riot

When the game was finalizing, there was a tumultuous situation: Castro fouled on Falcao and, even after the referee call, he continued trying to get the ball by kicking Falcao´s legs. The River player reacted by trying to hit Castro. After that, there was a small riot, and Selman showed both a direct red, correctly. However, he should have prevented the situation, being near the action.

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