The elimination of Atlético de Madrid of the Club World Cup left a trail of analysis and opinions lit on good night and good goals. Pablo López, Miguel Ángel Méndez, Pablo Parra and José Rodríguez They valued the colchonera defeat and the reasons that explain itwith special focus on arbitration. For Pablo López, there is no doubt: “Atlético is out of the referees.”
López's phrase opened a debate with different positions. “If half of the decisions had fallen face to Atlético, it would be inside”argument. The Tertullian did not hesitate to load against several controversial actions, such as the penalty canceled by an previous struggle or the hands not sanctioned in the rival area. “Today there are two clear penalties and a possible red. The PSG day there were also decisions against. Everything sum”he added.
PASADENA (United States), 23/06/2025.- Giuliano Simeone of Atletico Madrid (L) argues with referee Cesar Arturo Ramos
Simeone and the referee
José Rodríguez, in a more moderate tone, analyzed the possible reaction of the Argentine coach after the game. “He will not take iron. I think he will recognize that it is a disappointment”he explained. And he was not wrong. Simeone himself, at a press conference, dropped his discomfort: “In the party with Paris, any decision harmed us. Today there was a penalty that they checked so as not to whistle and more of the same”.
The coach, yes, also wanted to praise his players: “I am proud of the boys' work, we gave absolutely everything we had. We won two games of three and sadly failed,” “. For Rodríguez, that mixture between self -criticism and implicit complaint marks the speech of the 'Cholo': “He will not point directly, but he is perfectly understood.”
Diego Simeone's press conference after the Seattle 1-3 Atlético de Madrid.
Criticism of the game
Miguel Ángel Méndez was blunt to unmarked arbitration theory: “If you shield yourself in the referees, it is an excuse of bad paying”he said. And it went further: “Atlético fit four with the PSG, he could not close the game with Botafogo and has been bad in the group stage. There are no more”.
Pablo Parra coincided with him. “I believe that the referees have been wrong, but they have not been decisive. The team has not given the level in any of the three games, except perhaps in sections of today. It has huge deficiencies. It needs to sign already: right side, left side, a tip, a five …”he listed. “He's out because he hasn't done enough to be inside, not for the referee.”.
The discussion reflected a divided feeling. Some, like López, They did see in arbitral decisions a determining factor. Others, such as Méndez and Parra, They claimed a more critical look at the team's performance.
