Referee Zambrano Removed From Fifa Listing Later On Copa America Semi-Final

Without whatever doubt, the semi-final betwixt Brazil together with Argentine Republic was the virtually controversial gibe of the 2019 Copa America inward Brazil. Ecuadorian referee Roddy Zambrano was inward the oculus of the hurricane because of decisions that would accept benefited the host team.

And that functioning evidently had consequences. In add-on to the trigger-happy criticism that was carried out past times the Argentines, the Ecuadorian Football Federation took away his condition equally a FIFA referee. This was demonstrated past times the listing of referees nominated past times the Ecuadorian football game to Conmebol, where Roddy Zambrano does non appear. The other mention that is no longer on the listing is Omar Ponce, who retired from the refereeing. Augusto Aragon together with Marlon Vera were nominated instead.

It should live on remembered that inward the Copa America semi-final at that topographic point were ii specific situations that the Argentines claimed. The first, an alleged infraction of Dani Alves on Sergio Aguero inward the Brazilian punishment area. The second, together with past times far the virtually controversial, was a clear force from Arthur on Otamendi. In both situations, Zambrano was non called to review past times the VAR, which led to an angry reaction from Messi, who said that "everything was fixed".

Source: BBCL