Real Madrid and Croatia captain playmaker Luka Modric, have come out to lash out at the referee who officiated their semi-final match against Argentina which ended 3-0 in favour of the South American side. Speaking to reporters after the match, the former Tottenham Hotspur star said the Italian referee, Daniele Orsato was a “disaster” as he shouldn’t have awarded the penalty which Lionel Messi converted to give Argentina its first goal of the match.
Luka Modric Blames Croatia Loss to Poor Officiating
According to Luka Modric, he said: “Argentina was a fair winner of the match, they were better, they deserved to win, but these things have to be mentioned, I generally don’t do them, but today they have to be done.
He also said: ”I don’t like to talk about referees, but this is one of the worst. I don’t have a good memory of [Orsato], he’s a disaster. For me, it wasn’t a penalty.“ “Despite this, I don’t want to detract from Argentina. The penalty killed us. We have to recover for third place and win that match.”
Luka Modric however wished Messi good luck in the final game of the tournament which would be played on Sunday. He said: “Congratulations and I wish you good luck in the final to Messi. He is having an amazing tournament and he’s showing his greatness and quality.”
