On the night of this Wednesday, June 23, a controversy arose as a result of a decision by Nestor Pitana, the referee who officiated the match between the Colombia and Brazil selection, for the fourth day of the America’s Cup 2021.
For many, the match, which was 2-1 in favor of the South American giant, was conditioned by the decision made by the Argentine referee when minute 77.
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In summary, a play by Neymar impacted the judge and, although Pitana ‘feigned’ to stop the game and land, in the end he allowed the play to continue and Brazil ended up scoring the goal in which tied the encounter.
Many have been the criticisms that the referee and Conmebol have received as a result of this play that, for many, conditioned the Colombian players. There are those who argue that when the ball touches someone from the refereeing body, at least in theory, the game should be interrupted.
Another of the people who have been affected by this situation has been the wife from Pitana, Romina ortega, who has received thousands of criticisms on his official Instagram account, a social network in which he has more than 170 thousand followers.
Several Colombians have taken advantage of the popularity of the woman to leave their opinion in the face of Pitana’s arbitration in the tricolor match against Brazil. “Pitana lousy whistled in Brazil-Colombia “,” Pitana, the one who beeps if there is money “,” The couple of clowns “,” Her husband is a sold“are some of the comments that are read in a publication in which the model appears with her husband.
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(If you read us from the app see here the publication of the model).
Others have written to her in photographs in which she does not appear with the judge, asking her to speak to her husband on the same subject: “Tell your husband to learn to whistle “,” Tell Pitana to study the regulation “,” They have already read the regulation and he did it wrong, I hope they sanction him because these things should not happen tell him please not to be like that and learn to do his job“read the messages.
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Hundreds of Colombians have left comments on the model’s photographs.
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Ortega, who is the mother of a little girl, is married to the controversial referee – who was considered the best in the world three years ago – since fFebruary 2018. However, he clarified that they have been together for 8 years.
The fitness model and influencer has a account on the renowned OnlyFans platform, in which he has many more fans than on Instagram. The famous public erotic and sexual content, for which a membership of $ 25 per month (approximately 94 thousand Colombian pesos).
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(If you read us from the app see here a post by Pitana’s wife).
Last night, in the middle of the Colombian party, Ortega published several stories on his Instagram answering the questions of his followers. After ensuring that she always watches the games her husband directs, the model rejected the claims of the national team players against Pitana.
“Let’s not start with controversies. Come on, play!”, he wrote along with a recording of the moment of the decision. Then he responded to the insult that an Internet user left him in the question box, in which he claimed that Pitana was a “rat”, and took the opportunity to defend the referee.
“Do not be used to insult. Thank God I had parents who taught me to respect. For me the refereeing was perfect. You play on the court”, wrote.
(If you read us from the app see here another photo of Pitana’s wife).
(If you read us from the app see here another photo of Pitana’s wife).
What have experts said about the play?
Different soccer personalities discuss and give arguments about the annotation that the center-back validated, after the ball hit his body.
“It cannot be that a referee and others in the VAR cannot see that when the ball hits the judge and influences the behavior of the players, it should be stopped and invalidated. Very bad @CONMEBOL“said referee analyst Rafael Sanabria.
“Pitana’s thing is a shame, what a shame for Colombia!”, Ex-footballer Iván Zamorano trilled.
“When the ball hits the referee … the game must be cut off if the ball changes possession of the team … or generates a clear goal opportunity … Pitana’s terrible location but the ball goes to the point and the possession belongs to the same team”, wrote former international referee Javier Castrili.
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