Blooming: Gery Vargas had a discreet refereeing, despite a controversy in which the VAR did not intervene

When Gery Vargas was criticized the most, the judge showed a correct side. The referee was in the eye of the storm after the two controversial episodes in matches (2022 and 2024) between the academy and Nacional Potosí.

In the recent confrontation between Blooming and San Antonio, referee Gery Vargas had a relatively ‘decent’ performancewhich has generated debate among football fans and experts.

There was only one big controversy. During the 41st minute of the match, Edwin Ribera, who was already cautioned, committed a strong foul on Samuel Garzón.

Despite the intensity of the foul, which included a hit with the iron, the VAR, managed by referees William Romero and Juan Carlos Gutiérrez, He reviewed the play but did not consider it necessary to call Vargas for an on-field review, allowing the match to continue without further sanctions.

The end of the first half and the beginning of the second were marked by extremely rough play, which Vargas allowed to a large extent. Although he cautioned some players, heThe errors in his decisions began to become more evident.

Gery Vargas’ performance was decent, but with a mediocre grade, in part due to the permissiveness with rough play and the controversial decisions that left much to be desired in key moments of the match.