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While location were galore hopeful Canadians watching nan nationalist squad duke it retired pinch Argentina connected Tuesday night, their dreams of upsetting nan world’s apical squad successful nan Copa America semifinal brushwood were dashed.
And while nan defending World Cup champions vanished 2 goals ahead, nan capacity of 1 of their prima players drew nan ire of Canadian fans pinch their style of play.
Those who unrecorded successful nan Great White North, a onshore which tends to observe reliable lucky players, were aghast astatine having to watch Rodrigo De Paul writhe astir connected nan turf connected respective occasions passim nan evening arsenic though he had been tally complete by a train only to proceed to play.
At 1 constituent successful nan evening, De Paul was near penning connected nan crushed successful pain, aft an evident foul by Canadian midfielder Stephen Eustaquio. Replays showed that it was a phantom touch sent nan Argentine to nan crushed tumbling successful pain.
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How does a ref autumn for specified an evident dive from nan thug De Paul?
It's embarrassing.pic.twitter.com/JvsNIC5RIl https://t.co/STqCOqT1wm
— Football Report (@FootballReprt) July 10, 2024
While De Paul is astir apt nationalist force No. 1 aft his performance, nan Chilean referee stands a adjacent 2nd aft he rewarded nan Argentine’s acting pinch a bevy of free kicks.
The antics from nan Atletico Madrid guardant continued later on, yet prompting Canadian guardant Ismael Kone to pat a shot into his back. Naturally, this jolted him into action, causing nan referee to break retired a much-deserved yellowish card. (To beryllium fair, astir different refs apt would person whipped retired a reddish paper erstwhile nan Canadian showed his vexation successful specified a manner.)
Por lejos rasca, vergonzoso y ordinario la Semifinal de #CopaAmerica y el que lidera todo esto es el cornetero De Paul
Si la last es Argentina y Uruguay, el árbitro sera Wilmer Roldan
La conmebol es la mafia en estado puro. Solo matan el fútbol.#CopaAmerica2024 pic.twitter.com/cU6tgCvUUd
— Gerardo™ 🇨🇱 (@G100_23) July 10, 2024
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A short clip later, aft De Paul has someway recovered from his injuries, he past originates to talk smack to Canadian coach Jessie Marsch.
What do you deliberation Jesse Marsch is saying to Rodrigo de Paul aft nan Argentinian midfielder suffered what looked for illustration an incredibly achy shot successful nan back?! “Get good soon!”? Or thing else?! pic.twitter.com/TsYgVYatzN
— Tears astatine La Bombonera (@BomboneraTears) July 10, 2024
All of his ire has caused his to drawback plentifulness of power connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, pinch fans asking for investigations, while besides asking for nan Argentine to get an Oscar for his performance.
“…& nan Oscar goes to Rodrigo De Paul (7) for his capacity successful ‘Canada’s Third Shot On Target.’” 🙄 #depaul #copaamerica2024 #copaamerica #argcan #argentina #canada #canmnt #nofearallfight pic.twitter.com/LqkyNY4Q9J
— Rob Sinclair (@iamrobsinclair) July 10, 2024
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Hahahaha shot is softer than hobby horsing
— conscionable present for nosy (@j_eyes1) July 10, 2024
I don't attraction overmuch astir shot BUT…..what is this? Did Argentina's feline really conscionable enactment for illustration he sewage delayed stabbed successful nan backmost from personification kicking a shot ball astatine it?#CopaAmerica #ARGCAN #CanMNT pic.twitter.com/RziMyo2LPQ
— Canadian Dragon (@majingir) July 10, 2024
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Rodrigo De Paul aft being deed by Koné’s ball#CopaAmerica #Canada #CA2024 pic.twitter.com/U1ro8iqmKO
— Røch Såvård (@ElRoca19) July 10, 2024
Argentina’s Rodrigo de Paul retired present astatine nan Copa America reinforcing nan flopping shot subordinate stereotype pinch this phantom foul:#CopaAmerica #ARGCAN pic.twitter.com/MDBPLNd5s6
— Dave Cunning (@davecunning) July 10, 2024
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Even Spanish fans were expressing their distaste for his on-field antics.
Someone moreover went truthful acold arsenic to alteration nan Argentina forward’s page connected Wikipedia.
So while Canadians lament successful what could person been, they tin besides return a 2nd to bask 1 nosy truth astir Tuesday night’s referee.
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Chilean Piero Maza will beryllium successful complaint of officiating tomorrow’s Copa America semifinal lucifer betwixt Argentina and Canada.
Fun fact: nan referee uses customized cards for booking players 😂#CanMNT | #CopaAmérica pic.twitter.com/GTCOI2sVSk
— Fernando Contreras (@feratthesix) July 9, 2024
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