Pepe’s lightning words to the referee and Argentina: Now they can present the trophy!

In Portugal, which lost 1-0 to Morocco in the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup and said goodbye to the tournament, one of the team captains, Pepe, accused the Argentine referee of the match, Facundo Tello. The experienced 39-year-old defender said with scathing words that they should now declare Argentina champions.

Pepe said: “It is unacceptable to have an Argentinian referee in this match. Their goalkeepers had constant time, they only gave 8 minutes of extra time. “After what I saw today, they can give the trophy to Argentina,” he said.

“From the behavior of the referee and the arrogance on the pitch, I can bet everything I have that Argentina will be champion,” said Pepe, who claimed a penalty for Bruno Fernandes’ relegation. The Portuguese player also said: “We always try to play our own game. We fought until the last minute, but we failed. Morocco was constantly trying to stop us with small fouls. The referee did not pay attention to these and did not warn the Moroccan players.