The decisive factor was the Hispanic midfielder’s red card in Union Espanola’s match (2-2) as visitors against Universidad Católica at La Serena.
The game-changing action occurred in the 60th minute of the duel between Universidad Católica and Unión Española.
The battle for the ball between Byron Nieto and Sebastian Leighton, a crossover player and a Hispanic player respectively, ended in the worst possible way.
As seen in a replay of the play, the Union midfielder kept his feet up in a ball fight with his cross simile, an action that earned him a yellow card.
“He (grandson) puts his head in, professor.” was heard at the event’s plea from Hispanic banks.
Then, given the circumstances, the match referee relied on VAR to review play and Banish Sebastian Layton on the eighth day of the 2023 National Championship, in a 2–2 draw between the Universidad Católica and the Universidad Espanola.
