Заявление клуба «Дефенсор Спортинг» после скандала с судейством в матче с «Пеньяролем» за Кубок АУФ Уругвай

Editorial Peñarol's 2-0 victory over Defensor Sporting on Wednesday in the semifinals of the Copa AUF Uruguay left much to be discussed due to controversial refereeing decisions that the Parque Rodó club felt were detrimental to them, prompting the institution to issue a statement on Friday. There is great discontent among the purple ranks, and even president Diego Franzini himself referred to the statement on social media: “Soccer needs a profound change in terms of refereeing. We have to work on that and look into it further without naming names,” he said in an interview with “La Mañana del Fútbol” (El Espectador Deportes). “Defensor Sporting Club expresses its profound disagreement with the refereeing team that officiated the match between our club and C.A. Peñarol,” begins the statement from the violet club, which adds: “In addition to the gross and notorious conceptual and judgmental errors, there was a duality of criteria in certain plays and, especially, differential treatment of our club's players.” “We will be paying close attention to the appointments made for the decisive matches of the Uruguayan Championship, as well as to the performance of the refereeing teams in the upcoming matches we will be playing, which include matches against Club Atlético Peñarol and Club Nacional de Fútbol,” the club's statement continues.