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Everyone hates facing against Argie teams in international competitions because of the sketchy refereeing.Dunno what messi is talking about, brazilian teams in libertadores always have to fight against sketchy refereeing.
And even our last brazil vs argentina game wr have this Otamendi moment against raphinha, who even drew blood and nothing happened with the referee.
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Cotovelada criminosa de Otamendi em cima de Rafinha - Argentina 0 x 0 Brasil
Cotovelada criminosa de Otamendi em cima de Rafinha - Argentina 0 x 0 BrasilCotovelada criminosa de Otamendi em cima de Rafinha - Argentina 0 x 0 Brasilyoutu.be
Argentina and Uruguai are the antithesis of joga bonito, being known as the two murderball nations of south america
For instance, the 1973 Libertadores finals pitted Independiente and Colo Colo, and the referee literally told the latter's players he would not call for penalties or even bookings against Independiente. As a result, the Argentinian side felt emboldened to go all-in for murderball, and they won after a tie-breaking game (back when there was no extra time or penalty shootouts to decide tied games, so they booked a third match in neutral ground)
I also remember a 1996 semi-final between River Plate and Universidad de Chile. The latter had a perfectly legal goal invalidated, and it would prove crucial in La U's defeat in the second match in Buenos Aires.
This is one of many reasons you'll never catch me rooting for Argentina for anything that has to do with footy. Filthy-ass cheaters and proud of it, the lot of them.