‘How’s that even possible?’ ask baffled fans after ‘glitch in the Matrix’ involving forgotten Man Utd star

FOOTBALL fans have been left baffled by a “glitch in the Matrix” during River Plate’s Derby clash with Boca Juniors.

The bizarre incident occurred after River Plate were awarded a free-kick deep in the opposition’s half.

Sergio Romero caught the ball from the free-kickTwitter @BomboneraTears

But the ball appeared to bounce back off the crossbar

Ezequiel Barco whipped the ball into the box and former Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero caught the goal-bound ball.

But a strange glitch left fans confused as the ball appeared to bounce back off the crossbar.

A slow motion replay of the incident makes that even more apparent, despite the ball ending up in Romero’s arms.

One puzzled fan reacted saying: “I thought it was just me! I was like “ooooh!” Thinking it hit the bar, then was like “ohh wait, he caught it.. what?”

Another added: “Weird. Could it have been a bird that flew past? Or a ghost lol.”

A third wrote: “Schrödinger’s Crossbar.”

And another commented: “Glitch in the Matrix.”

Just last month another incident involving a South American team had fans claiming there was a “glitch in the Matrix”.

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Palmeiras star Raphael Veiga momentarily vanished as he ran off celebrating a goal against Internacional de Limeira.

That is because the green top he was wearing acted like a green screen, which continued to display the digital advertising.

Veiga bizarrely became part of the advert to leave fans perplexed at what was going on.