Why a Referee Didn't Book Messi at the 2007 Copa América
1 min Machine translated Sports
It was hard for me not to referee the Copa América final because he—he was one yellow card away from missing the final of the 2007 Copa América, which was played in Venezuela.
And the thing is, Messi was one yellow card away and I had added three minutes of—of stoppage time with Argentina leading Mexico three-nil, and Messi, out of nowhere, they passed him the ball and he handled it, but in midfield,
with no chance of a goal for the team, for the Mexican team or anything like that.
I told him, “Well, this, this, this, this play deserves a yellow card, but it’ll cost you your shirt.”
And no, I didn’t show him the yellow card, because there were two and a half minutes left and they were winning three-nil, so it would have meant costing him the chance to play in the final of the 2007 Copa América.
So, in the end, this yellow card, for me, It meant I wouldn't referee the final of the 2007 Copa América in Venezuela.
She wanted to take it off on the field. I told her, "No, no, no, no, no, I'll wait for her in the locker room.
No, no," I said, "I'll wait for her in the locker room."
And I— and she came to the locker room with the jersey, she went and left it there for me.
I don't remember if she played with number eighteen.
End of transcript · 245 words · machine translated
Original transcript (Spanish)
Messi me costó no arbitrar la final de la Copa América porque e-estaba a una amarilla de perderse la final de la Copa América del 2007, que se jugó en Venezuela.
Y ocurre que Messi estaba a una amarilla y yo había dado tres minutos de sol-- de tiempo agregado ganando Argentina tres cero a México, y Messi, de la nada, le dan una pelota y la corta con la mano, pero en mitad de cancha,
ninguna posibilidad de, de gol del equipo, del equipo mexicano ni nada por el estilo.
Yo le dije: "Bueno, esta, esta, esta, esta jugada es amarilla, pero te va a costar la remera".
Y no, no le mostré la amarilla, porque si eran dos minutos y medio y jugando tres cero, era, era costarle la posibilidad de jugar la final de la Copa América del 2007.
Entonces, al final, esta tarjeta amarilla a mí, me significó no arbitrar la final de la Copa América del 2007 en Venezuela.
Se la quería sacar en la cancha. Le dije: "No, no, no, no, no, la espero en el camerino.
No, no", dije, "la espero en el camerino".
Y me-- y llegó al camerino con la camiseta, me la fue a dejar allá.
No me acuerdo si jugaba con la dieciocho
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