Scandal, referee reveals that he did not send off Lionel Messi in exchange for his shirt

In the last few hours, the audio of a Chilean referee went viral, the referee confessed that he did not send off Lionel Messi after putting his hand in the middle of the field, said action was punishable for yellow, Messi was going to receive his second card and with that the expulsion, he was going to miss the next game and because of that the referee did not expel him, yes, he asked for his shirt.

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The audio is recent, but this happened in 2007 in a Copa América match. The Vbar Caracol account uploaded the audio of the referee referring to said action. A debate began to arise on social media regarding the issue because many say that Messi at that time did not have as much prominence or the same value as he does now.

On the other hand, other fans state that referee aid has always existed for the Argentine National Team. The main criticism lies in the fact that they helped Messi's team in the World Cup in Qatar. This audio had not been revealed and opens a new debate on how referees should act when facing world stars.

There was never an official statement regarding the issue, and since the referee's decision was not decisive in the tournament, it did not go further. Now, the referee had to be penalized and in these times he would not whistle again. Whatever the form, it is unacceptable for this type of issue to be accepted. This while we know the referee's version, it would be good to know the version of Lionel Messi or the Argentine National Team.

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Did they help Argentina in the World Cup in Qatar?

We are not saying it, Diego Lugano, a representative of the Uruguayan National Team, said that the help of the referees to Argentina in the World Cup was evident: "They helped Argentina become world champions, there is no doubt. They will have their merits, but of the five penalties that were awarded, no one has any doubts that four were not, very forced. That is a reality. But hey, it is also a credit to Messi, who moves a lot at the world level. Do you think that FIFA doesn't see it and doesn't? Is it also a credit to Argentina, who knew how to take advantage of that,” revealed the former Uruguay player.