The central defender of Portugal, Pepe, exploded after the removal from Portugal in the quarterfinals of Qatar 2022 at the hands of Morocco, instance that he himself could have avoided if he had hit a header in the seventh minute of discount.
At 39 years old, the Porto defender today focused his complaints on the arbitration of Facundo Tello. “He did not see the play that could be a penalty against Bruno Fernandes. We had the ability to win this World Cup, but then we had the arrogance of the refereeing team.”he maintained, along with questioning the appointment of the referee.
“It is inadmissible that an Argentine referee whistled at us today after Lionel Messi complained. After what I saw today, they can now give the title to Argentina. I’m not saying that it comes conditionally, but what are we playing in the second half? The goalie fell to the ground. There were only eight minutes left in stoppage time”, he pointed out. Pepe, critic of Morocco’s style of play.
“We work seriously and the referee eight minutes? We didn’t play anything in the second half. The only team that played soccer was us. We are sad. We had the quality to win the World Cup and we didn’t“, he expressed in conversation with RTP3 and SIC, Portuguese media present in Qatar 2022. In addition, he did not want to specify whether this match was his last defending the Portuguese team.
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