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Marcão criticizes the refereeing after the cup elimination: “If I say what I think, I’ll be out for three months”

The Brazilian defender from Sevilla threatened to criticize the refereeing after a controversial overturned penalty, but preferred to bite his tongue to avoid sanctions
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2024-01-26 12:29:06
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As is becoming customary in Spain, after an important match, there are always refereeing controversies. In this case, the focus is on the match between Atlético de Madrid and Sevilla corresponding to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.

In this match, Atlético de Madrid won by the minimum thanks to a solitary goal from Memphis Depay, who scored the final 1-0 in the 79th minute, but the Sevilla fans and one of their players, the Brazilian Marcão, They believe that the referee played a key role in the defeat due to two alleged “clear penalties” that were not called. One ignored by the referee and the other annulled by the VAR.

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Marcão was one of the most questioned figures of Sevilla in the cup event

After finishing the match, the 27-year-old Brazilian defender, who was strongly criticized in Spain for his poor performance in said event, spoke about various topics: the death of some fans who traveled to Madrid to attend the cup event, his feelings of match and about the controversial penalties that were not awarded after the fouls on Sow and Lamela, but he avoided commenting on the refereeing to avoid sanctions:

“My condolences to the family for the tragedy that happened to the fans. It was a difficult game, a lot of things happened. We were more focused today, putting more, wanting more and that was important, but a lot of things happened in the game. If I say what I think, I’ll be out for two or three months. We move forward, we have LaLiga (matches) and it is very important for us.” He began to tell the Movistar microphones

“I’m not talking about Lamela (the penalty annulled by the VAR in the last minute), Lamela’s is fine. I’m talking about Sow (the alleged penalty not called). He touches her feet. I don’t talk about what I think. I am very upset, very sad and we have to think from now on. We have to play the same way as today and that way we will win many games.” The defender concluded, visibly upset and affected by the result of the game.

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