2024-07-05 09:24:39
The controversy surrounding Argentina’s victory over Chile in the tournament, marked by refereeing errors in favor of the Albiceleste, continues to be a topic of conversation.
Chile’s controversial defeat against Argentina in the Copa América continues to raise controversy, given the unusual absence of VAR in plays against the current champions of the tournament.
This was added to the message from Alejandro Domínguez, president of Conmebol, Immediately after Lionel Messi and his teammates’ victory, they took to social media to celebrate the Albiceleste’s qualification for the quarter-finals.
Given this and after the questionable actions of the judge Andrés Matonte, who did not charge a clear penalty to Chile and did not warn Rodrigo de Paul for The iron to Gabriel Suazo, Journalist Fernando Agustín Tapia gave the reasons that lead to believe that the Copa América “is rigged” for Argentina.
In his radio program Pauta de Juego, Tapia made it clear that “the evidence is empirical: they put together a Copa América, which for the first time in the history of tournaments of this magnitude, at all events, The most Chile can hope for against Argentina is to be in the semi-finals, when in reality it should have been the final if they were already in the group.”
Added to this is the fact that “they pushed the three direct sporting rivals of the moment to the other side.”
“This is rigged… And where is the final? In Miami. Where does Messi live? In Miami. What’s the deal? I stressed it the other day: in Copa Americas and in these tournaments, the home team always starts. Who is the home team? The United States. Who started? Argentina. “What is the business? Obviously!” Tapia said.
Regarding the controversial plays of the duel between La Roja and Argentina, he described it as “an ant robbery”, adding that “The fact that Rodrigo De Paul was not sent off is typical of referees: the ant theft.”
“Because they cannot risk this team not qualifying for the second round because Argentina is scheduled to rest for the third match of the group, to be fresh against any rival and avoid any inconvenience,” he argued.
Fernando Tapia said that “If you want to delude yourself into thinking that Chile will make it to the final, or Venezuela, Ecuador, or Mexico… no. Argentina is a better team, yes, and that must be acknowledged, but if you encounter any difficulties along the way, they will push you.”