After Brazil’s 1-0 defeat to Bolivia in El Alto this Tuesday (9), Samir Xaud, president of the CBF, was outraged by many events before, during, and after the match.
The head of the highest body of Brazilian football complained not only about the altitude of over 4,000 meters but also about the refereeing, the ball boys, and even the local police.
The CBF president also stated that he has all the irregularities filmed and will forward them to Conmebol seeking action.
“A sadness what happened here today. We came to play football and what we saw since our arrival was anti-football. Even with this altitude of 4,000 meters, we played against the refereeing, against the police, against the ball boys, taking balls out of the field, putting balls into the field.
A real mess today. It’s not what we expect for World football, nor for South American football. What we want is to further enhance it. This kind of attitude, especially playing at altitude, makes it difficult to play football, even more so playing with 14 men on the field against a National Team. I hope Conmebol takes action, especially because we have everything recorded. This cannot happen. This is absurd.”
📸 MAURO PIMENTEL – AFP or licensors
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