What FIFA says after Chivas' unscored penalty against Atlas

The Chivas against Atlas is one of the most exciting classics in Liga MX. The fans of the city of Guadalajara are divided to support these two teams and it is one of the games that is best played by the great players that these clubs have.

Arbitration in Liga MX is one of the issues that most concerns clubs, fans and players. The problem is that every week the referees make mistakes in the matches and their decisions affect the results. This generates quite a bit of controversy in the press.

The Liga MX clubs are angry with the head of the referees, Armando Archundia, in this postseason they have asked him not to make mistakes in the matches because they can define a winner. These actions generate controversy and fans are frustrated by the bad decisions of the referees.

In the return match between Chivas and Atlas, the referee did not mark a penalty, the Atlas player Barbosa put his hand into a play when fighting for a ball. The players of the Guadalajara club claimed Víctor Cáceres for this action that he did not sanction.

What FIFA says

All players who reach out with the intention to stop an attack are penalties, but referee Cáceres did not want to penalize this action. Former referees Francisco Chacón and Felipe Ramos Rizo said that this move should have been sanctioned as a penalty.