Canada’s draw against Chile in their match on Saturday, which resulted in the North Americans’ historic qualification to the quarterfinals of the Copa América, was not without controversy due to referee decisions that in the eyes of fans and players influenced the final result.
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There were two actions that sparked controversy in the match that ended in a 0-0 draw and was refereed by Colombian referee Wilmar Roldán.
The most serious of them, on account from which Conmebol had to come out to retract and recognize the erroroccurred in the fourth minute of the match.
In the first few minutes of the match, Roldán did not send off Canadian defender Moïse Bombito who hit Chilean Rodrigo Echeverría in the face with his elbow.
“With the ball not in play, a white attacker (Canada uniform) hits the red and blue player (Chile) in the face, which results in violent conduct and therefore a red card,” Conmebol mentions without leaving room. of doubts about the action.
The body then mentions that “The referee does not take any disciplinary action in response to such action.” “In its check, the Var fails to identify the violent behavior and incorrectly confirms the field decision,” he specifies.
The other action that has been criticized occurred in the 27th minute when the referee sent off the Chilean full-back Gabriel Suazo. Roldán did not hesitate to show the red card for what he considered was a disqualifying foul that, after being repeated, in the eyes of many should not have been punished in that way.
“We are sad. “You train, you play for a quarterfinal classification and due to referee errors we are left out,” Echeverría, who received the blow from Bombito, told the press.
The top representatives of the Chilean team in recent times, Arturo Vidal, Gary Medel, and Alexis Sánchez, also complained about the refereeing decisions.
“Always the same,” Vidal complained in a tone similar to that of Medel who He summed up the situation with a blunt: “They keep robbing us.”
Alexis Sánchez, who, unlike Vidal and Medel, was called up for the Copa América, stated in an interview after the match that “Conmebol must learn from what refereeing is in Europe.” “You leave hot, the expulsion ended the game,” he mentioned.
With the tie, Canada has four points in Group A of the Copa America and qualified alongside Argentina, which earned nine points, for the quarter-finals of the championship.
Chile, with two points, and Peru, with one, were eliminated from the tournament.
2024-06-30 15:28:45
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