The Refereeing Committee (CTA) acknowledged a "serious error" in failing to use VAR after Echeverri's stamp (pisotón) on Koundé. That admission deepens the widespread feeling that something is rotten in the current setup.
The piece uses an analogy to The Good Wife: when an accused person shows remorse and admits error, it is taken as evidence of guilt. The point made is that the real issue is not only making a mistake but choosing not to act to correct it.
It is noted that field referee So o Grado erred by not signalling the foul without logistical support, but particular attention falls on David Gálvez Rascón, who apparently decided not to call his colleague to review the play. The author asks why he made that decision and says there must be a solid reason — because the problem is rarely the mistake itself and more often the decision not to remedy it.
Lack of a clear explanation opens the door to worst suspicions, especially against the background of the near‑summer reshuffle of the CTA by the RFEF, which may seem more concerned with the season's technical margins than with colossal current errors.
