‘We asked for VAR and they did not give it to us, we feel discriminated against’, the complaint of Dalo Bucaram, president for life of Nueve de Octubre

Dalo Bucaram, president for life of Nueve de Octubre, revealed that his club requested that the technological tool of video arbitration (VAR) be implemented for the duel of the tenth date against Deportivo Cuenca, at the Alejandro Serrano Aguilar (1-1), but they was denied.

“We hope that the treatment is equal for all the clubs and when we request it, they give it to us and do not deny us as they did with the game in Cuenca,” the leader told the radio. Huancavilca before his squad’s trip to Paraguay for the Copa Sudamericana match, this Wednesday, against Guaireña.

Bucaram’s expressions were given after consulting him about Barcelona SC’s request to have VAR in all their matches in the second stage.

“I have nothing against Barcelona SC, you know how much love I have for it and the good relationship I have with its leadership: with Beto (Alfaro Moreno), with Aquiles (Álvarez), who we get along with spectacularly”, the director specified.

“The Arbitration Commission (of the Ecuadorian Football Federation) has to understand that we live in a country where the principle of equality works; if they approve one, they have to do it with all, if there is no discrimination. We felt discriminated against this last date, they should not have denied us the VAR, ”he continued.

Regarding the current status of the squad trained by Juan Carlos León, which is last in the standings with 6 points, Bucaram said that they will be reinforced for the second stage of the LigaPro.

“There will be changes in the middle of the year, we are going to reinforce the campus according to the lowest points we have seen with the teacher (León), we have been in an evaluation stage and decisions will be made in June,” said the leader.

“We already have two reinforcements (he did not mention names) confirmed and we hope to continue strengthening our model and game system so that the results continue to arrive. One soccer player is from Guayaquil and the conversations with the other are advanced,” concluded Bucaram. (D)