Head coach of the national team USA Maurisio Pochettino criticized the refereeing in the cup final ConcafeWhere his team lost to Mexico (1:2). In the 66th minute, Mexican defender Jorge Sanchezfell in the penalty area and touched the ball with his hand. Judge Mario Escobar I didn’t notice the violation and didn’t call a penalty.
If it had happened on the other side of the field, in the other penalty area, the penalty would have been called, of course. The player was on his knees and tried to reach the ball with his hand. This isn’t the case when the hand is already touching the ball, lying on the pitch. I was embarrassed to watch this situation. I understand that with 70,000 spectators, it wasn’t easy to decide whether to call a penalty.
