Not independently verified: Chilean delegates feared referee Wilmar Roldán would favour Argentina ahead of the 2015 Copa América final.

Not independently verifiedReported — single source

Why the claim spread

Originator: Live Soccer TV (pre-match reporting).
First identified: 2015
Basis claimed: Pre-match reporting.

Canonical safe wording

A single pre-match report described Chilean concern that the 2015 Copa América final referee might favour Argentina. It was not independently corroborated and is not evidence that any bias occurred; refereeing bias in that match is not established in the reviewed record. (No entity record exists yet for referee Wilmar Roldán — see migration gap note.)

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