Uruguayan referee Andres Cunha and video assistant Esteban Ostojich were suspended on Wednesday after failing to give a red card to Argentina defender Nicolas Otamendi during the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifier match against Brazil. (More Football News)
Otamendi hit Brazil forward Raphinha with his elbow in the 35th minute of Tuesday바카라™s match in San Juan. The Brazilian needed five stitches at halftime and still continued to bleed in the second half.
바카라śIt looks like a foul for a yellow card. I don바카라™t see a red,바카라ť Ostojich told Cunha, according to a video released Wednesday by South American soccer body CONMEBOL.
Otamendi wrote on Twitter he had only touched the ball.
The match ended in a 0-0 draw, which was enough for Argentina to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Brazil had already qualified for the tournament.
CONMEBOL said in a statement that Andres Cunha and Esteban Ostojich committed 바카라śa serious mistake바카라ť and the two were suspended for an 바카라śindefinite time.바카라ť The Uruguayan referee was removed from the VAR booth for Saturday바카라™s Copa Sudamericana final between Red Bull Bragantino and Athletico.
Also Wednesday, CONMEBOL suspended Chilean referee Roberto Tobar for not punishing Neymar and Juan Guillermo Cuadrado in Brazil바카라™s 1-0 win over Colombia last Thursday.
Neymar put his chest close to Tobar바카라™s during that match in Sao Paulo, but the Brazilian wasn바카라™t booked. Cuadrado illegally used his arm later in the game and also wasn바카라™t carded.
The Brazilian soccer confederation said it will seek punishment for Otamendi at FIFA바카라™s disciplinary committee.
Speaking after the goalless draw, Brazil coach Tite criticized Cunha and his video assistant referees.
바카라śIt is simply impossible not to see Otamendi바카라™s elbow on Raphinha,바카라ť Tite said. 바카라śWas that going to decide the match? I don바카라™t know. It was a great match, but there is an element (missing) that should be equal for both teams.바카라ť
