Chile once again was the victim of arbitration in favor of its rival and suffered a defeat that could cost it elimination from the Copa América. La Roja fell by the minimum score and in agony against Argentina in a day where Andrés Matonte even stole the movie.
The Uruguayan referee had a controversial role at MetLife Stadium, leaving the Argentines without any yellow cards after situations that deserved more. One of them was committed by Nicolás González, who grabbed Mauricio Isla’s leg with both hands.
But despite the obvious of the moment and what the cameras showed, the VAR remained silent. This has been harshly questioned in our country, but on the other side of the mountain range it was even celebrated by the players on the team themselves.
Nicolás González laughs at the refereeing of Chile against Argentina
The Chilean team lost to Argentina in a tight match but in which there could clearly have been another story if the referee made his mistake. Andrés Matonte was the villain of La Roja in the United States and conditioned things by sparing the lives of the Albiceleste players.
Nicolás González was just one of those who exposed the aid to the trans-Andean people. The forward had one of the clearest chances of the game and forced a block from Claudio Bravo, but after the rebound he lost the ball and then left one of the postcards of the year.
Seeing that Mauricio Isla was escaping him, he found nothing better than to grab Huaso’s leg with both hands. In any part of the world that is a yellow, but for Andrés Matonte there was nothing.
The forgiveness was such that even the players themselves celebrated. Nicolás González used his Instagram account to upload the image with the Chilean full-back with grimace emoticons and a blushing face.
The fans have tried to do justice in their own way with the now classic recipes in their publications. However, the result is already unfavorable and leaves our country with the task of beating Canada to enter the quarterfinals.
Chile once again suffers with controversial arbitration that demonstrates once again how favored they are in Argentina on the field. We will have to wait to see if Conmebol does something about it, although the history so far does not leave many options for it to happen.
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When does Chile play Canada?
Chile will have to play for qualification to the quarterfinals of the Copa América on the last date of the group stage. La Roja will face Canada this Saturday, June 29, starting at 8:00 p.m.
When does Argentina play Peru?
Argentina secured its place in the next phase and will close the group stage facing Peru. The duel is also scheduled for Saturday, June 29 from 8:00 p.m.
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