The coach of the Orlando Citythe Colombian Oscar Couplecriticized this Wednesday the arbitration of the party of Leagues Cup that his team lost 3-1 against Inter Miami, assured that Leo Messi He claimed to have been sent off and concluded that this situation turned the game into “a circus”.
He repeated it numerous times, in English and Spanish, even if the question was oriented towards another topic. The anger of the Orlando City coach was enormous, focused in particular on the penalty taken by Venezuelan Josef Martínez that brought Inter Miami to a 2-1 lead.
“The message is not clear, the game does not deserve a penalty like that. Those plays have influence, we are very frustrated. People want to watch football and the referee has to be fair. This did not happen today.”
Pareja referred above all to two specific issues. On the one hand, the penalty awarded to Josef Martínez in the fiftieth minute. “It is a very clear simulation and very easy to see, because a few years ago they did not have the possibility of having referees to help them, but today they did not even consider that,” he commented.
The other controversy that Pareja put on the table was a possible expulsion of Leo Messi: “There are a couple of plays that are double yellow, with Leo, I don’t care if it’s him but he has to be measured the same. Things have to be fair and what happened on the pitch was not like that”, reiterated the Colombian.
Regarding Inter Miami, he acknowledged their improvement but regretted that they benefited from the referee’s decisions: “They have improved their quality, it was a competitive match, but we feel that there were very unfair game circumstances that should not have happened.”
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2023-08-03 06:38:11
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