The defender hit the Brazilian striker in the face with an elbow when they were fighting for the ball, in the second stage.
The coach of Brazil, Tite, expressed his indignation at the failure to expel due to an attack on the Argentine Nicolás Otamendi, during the tied game without goals on Tuesday for qualifying to the Qatar-2022 World Cup.
“I’m going to say what I said in the locker room about refereeing. And I will assume it. (Andrés) Cunha (Uruguayan) is an extraordinary referee, his technical quality and perception are very high, a very high disciplinary aspect. But arbitration requires a work team. Who is in the VAR? ”, He said at a press conference.
Brazil is qualified for the World Cup. He is the leader with 35 points in the South American qualifier and remains undefeated. Argentina, with 29 units, was classified with the tie and by the fall of Chile before Ecuador 0-2.
“It is simply impossible not seeing Otamendi’s elbow to Raphinha. Was that decisive in the result? I don’t know, ”said the Green-yellow coach.
The Argentine defender hit the Brazilian striker in the face with an elbow when they disputed the ball, in the second stage. Clearly deserved the direct red card.
Coach highlighted the behavior of the public, some 25,000 fans at the Bicentennial stadium in the city of San Juan (west of the country), in a tough match on the 14th date.
“Me I did not receive an insult while on the substitute bench. But on the other side, a high-level VAR referee (Esteban Ostojich) cannot work in this way, it is inconceivable, ”said Tite. (D)
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