Luís Castro contests Cristiano Ronaldo’s expulsion
Al Nassr’s coach also commented on Otávio’s disallowed goal: «I found it strange that the referee hadn’t been called by VAR»
Luís Castro commented on the expulsion of Cristiano Ronaldo , who saw red, close to the 90th minute of the game with Al Hilal , for elbowing Al Bulayhi.
«Regarding the thing with Cristiano , we all know that throughout the season, there have been situations of provocation and some theater in between. He took advantage of the contact with Cristiano , they complain about his face. I’ve already reviewed the images of the bid and there is no touch on the face. The referee decided to give the red. In my opinion, under an opponent’s theater painting. These are situations that happen. Once again it’s a matter of interpretation and I think the referee should have gone to VAR. That, in my opinion, didn’t have that gravity”, he said, in a press conference, also criticizing the goal disallowed to Otávio at half-time.
«We managed to control Al Hilal’s depth and attack well. We got chances and one of them we actually finished. Due to a question of VAR interpretation, the goal was disallowed. I found it strange that the referee had not been called by VAR. Al Hilal moves on and we finish our race here,” he said.
