Referee Mateu Lahoz spoke about an interesting call from Messi

Football news 03 oct 2023, 00:00
Referee Mateu Lahoz spoke about an interesting call from Messi Photo: UEFA website/Author unknown

Spanish referee Mateu Lahoz recalled an interesting story related to Argentina captain Lionel Messi.

According to the judge, after the quarter-final match of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar between Argentina and the Netherlands, Messi called him to apologize. In that meeting, the Argentines won in a penalty shootout, and regular time ended in a 2:2 draw.

Lahoz said Messi apologized to him for his harsh words during and after the match.

As you know, that match was quite difficult and during its course Laos made a number of controversial decisions, which led to criticism from the players and fans of both teams. In that game he showed 15 yellow cards, which became a World Cup record.

Six months later, the Spanish referee ended his refereeing career.

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