After a draw with Canada, Chile was eliminated from the tournament. Suazzo's departure in red and Pombito's escape from the red card prompted Chilean players to collectively denounce referee Roldán after the game.
Just four minutes into the game, Pombito deliberately elbowed Etcheberia as he struggled for position in the box. Surprisingly, Pombito escaped a red card for such a nasty maneuver, and the video assistant referee did not intervene to award the penalty.
In the 26th minute, Suazzo knocked down Larja during the replay, and the referee showed Suazo a second yellow card, and Suazo left the field in red, becoming the sixth player to be dyed red in this Copa America. Judging from the slow motion, Suazzo's movements were not large, and such a penalty was unacceptable to the Chilean players, who questioned the referee for a long time.
Roldán's two decisions angered the Chilean players, and after the game, Sanchez said in an interview that "CONMEBOL should learn from UEFA, it's not an excuse." It was too much, because the same thing happened against Peru, which was already the second of this Copa America. It was a very complicated game and such a decision messed up the game. ”
If Roldán had been sent off Pombito with a red card at the beginning, Chile would have one more man to play. Instead, they had one less man to fight after 26 minutes.
In addition to Sanchez, Vidal, Medel and Bravo all blasted the referee on social networks. "It's hard to believe and incomprehensible that technology is so advanced and that this kind of thing is happening to us," Bravo said. ”
Medel said, "They continue to rob!" Vidal also bombarded the referee on social networks, "They have been robbing, always. ”