A surprising admission made by the former Chilean referee a few days ago Carlos Chandia in ESPN regarding an episode he experienced Leo Messi during the America’s Cup 2007. The former referee confirmed that he forgave the Argentine’s yellow card in the semifinal against Mexicowhich means he is not in the final, in exchange for his shirt.
This is how he explained: “That happens Messi He is on a yellow card and may miss the final of America’s Cup. I gave three minutes of extra time, Argentina won 3-0 against Mexico. SA Messi A ball comes to him out of time and he cuts it with his hand, but in the middle of the field, without any possibility of a goal for the Mexican team or anything like that,” he began to explain.
And he continued: “I told him: ‘Well, this play is for yellow, but it will pay you your shirt.’ And I didn’t show him the yellow because there were two and a half minutes left, there was 3-0 on the scoreboard. That cut his chance to play in the Copa América final. That yellow card meant I wasn’t refereeing the final in Venezuela”.
Finally, he explained “Messi He wanted to take it out on the field and I told him: ‘no, no, no.’ I will wait for you in the locker room. And he came with the shirt and left it there for me. I don’t remember if I played on 18″.
Source: La Verdad
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