Paraguay’s Shocking Decision: The Albirroja Footballers Abandon the Field

The Albirroja footballers were losing 3-1 when they decided to leave the field

What was a party turned into a scandal this Friday in the final of the undersized World Cup between Argentina and Paraguay held at the Argentinos Juniors micro-stadium. When the match was 3-1, the visiting team decided to leave the field, angry with the hostile atmosphere and the refereeing rulings. Several hours later it was confirmed that the title went to the local team due to the abandonment of the rival.

Chaos broke out after Argentina’s third goal, which resulted from an infraction resulting from an alleged handball. The Paraguayan coach’s complaints caused the judges to throw him out and he was relocated to one of the stands. By then, the stadium was abuzz and on the playing field both teams had reached the limit for infractions, despite the fact that there were still four minutes left in the first half.

When they tried to resume the actions, the Albiceleste fans intoned “he who does not jump is Guaraní”, while a bottle fell from the stands. That made the coach, who was spit on, get angry and invade the field to ask his players to leave the final. Thus, the delegation headed to the locker room, being supported by the teams from Brazil, Bolivia and Colombia who were watching the game.

One of the accusations from the footballers was directed at the referees, whom they blamed for having added one of the six fouls. For his part, the Argentine player Catriel Brassesco did not hide his surprise in dialogue with DeportTV: “We don’t know why the rival stopped playing. I think it was because of the refereeing, according to what they said.”

To the surprise of the referees and even the journalists who were covering the match, the fans began to sing “he who does not jump abandoned” and the Albiceleste players themselves jumped to accompany the chant. Nothing seemed to help with the resumption.

Obviously, the organization sought at all times to continue the final and even from the voice of the stadium they reported that this was what they were going to do, while at the same time praying for peace. However, 20 minutes after the conflict broke out, the Paraguayan delegation returned to the field only to say goodbye to their fans and with gestures indicated that they would not continue playing.

Furthermore, when the referees left for the locker room, the Paraguayan team, located on one of the high trays, fired them with blunt objects, such as glasses, ice and bottles, so security had to protect them.

Finally, several hours later it was reported that by regulation Argentina was crowned World Cup champion since the Paraguayan delegation left the venue, despite being offered to restart the match with the score 0-0 and with other referees.

The red-and-white team withdrew angry with the referees

Hours after the e, the national team issued a statement that it shared on social networks: “As a consequence of the incidents that occurred during the first half of the match, the Paraguayan team has decided to withdraw from the field and not continue the game. Its foundations are based on discontent over the refereeing of the match. The videos and replays are available and the organization of this cup will do what is necessary to clarify this sad situation for the entire short family. Our game is based on values, we try to apply them in all aspects and we ask that in this difficult moment you can give us empathy and support.”

As for sports, the Celeste y Blanca overcame Pedro Ruiz’s initial disadvantage one minute into the game to reverse the result with authority. La Albirroja exceeded the infractions and the regulations played a trick on them when they were penalized with shots from 9 meters for the local team, after reaching the sixth accumulated foul. At 11, Catriel Bracesco tied the score and two infractions in three minutes of clock time once again gave the celebrations to Bracesco to make it 3-1.

The Argentine team, tactically led by Mariano Rojas, had an impeccable path in the World Cup with resounding wins 4-0 against Mexico, 5-0 against Ecuador and 4-0 against Chile to achieve an ideal score in Group 1. In quarterfinals, accumulated their fourth consecutive clean sheet with a 2-0 victory in the classic against Brazil and, in the semifinals played this Thursday, they beat Peru 4-2 in a match where they gave up their first two goals since the start of the competition.

In recent times, Argentina and Paraguay became a classic of low-level soccer. Both teams have just finished defining the 2018 and 2022 Copa América. La Albirroja had won the first definition and Albiceleste took revenge on the last occasion.

2023-11-11 03:09:00
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