Simeone warns De Paul at the World Cup about Mateu Lahoz

You could say, in a way, that Diego Pablo Simeone, coach of Atletico Madridhe also put his grain of sand for that Argentina came out world champion in Qatar World Cup.

And how? Thanks to his knowledge of referees and the reality of suffering from one of them, Antonio Mateu Lahoz. The Valencian has had endless feuds with the mattress team over the years, as well as with Simeone.

For this reason, when he was appointed to judge the quarterfinals of Qatar World Cup 2022 against the Netherlands, he didn’t think about it. SimeonHe said publicly what he had to say about the referees, that they were all very good and so on. But in private, he does things like Rodrigo de Paul recounts in conversation TyC Sports. “There are four hours to go and the delegate of Atletico Madrid we are warned (in Nahuel Molinain Angel Correa already to Paul) that we talked to him Cholo. He asked us not to talk to him or greet him. In Cholo nothing escapes him, he is torn. He also told us that if he charges anyone, turn around and leave, especially me. That match ate my tongue”, commented the midfielder of Athletic.

“I know him, he taught me a lot Spain. I know how he is, he has a way of leading the games that he likes, he feels comfortable. It brought him great things because he had an incredible career”, he continued about the referee.

“Went to World Cup. He wants to put himself in that situation of finding you, feeling you and being a part of it. I’m not saying it as a bad thing, it’s his way of being. It was a bit difficult for us there because our hearts were beating so high and we wanted to tell him things. It is clear that it is very evident in all situations”, deepened the player of Athletic.

SEVERELY CRITICIZED

We talked about what Mateu Lahoz almost became ‘public enemy number 1’ in Argentina for his refereeing in said match, he broke the card record with a World Cup and pointed to a foul in extra time that forced Argentina to tie the game and go to a penalty shootout.

Leo Messi He did not forgive him and said that he played a role in Mateu not blowing the whistle in the final. “He didn’t get a chance to direct the finale, but it wasn’t because of something we said. I don’t think the FIFA we pay too much attention. Certainly it is based on an analysis of their participation”, commented to Paul in this matter.

What it doesn’t hide is that Messi crossed into Valencian: “Leo (Messi) is very hot. They have been in a relationship for 20 years and Barcelona vs. real Madridwhich is very spicy, is almost always directed by him”.