Chacho Coudet explodes at Falcón Pérez, «You’re a thief!» | OneFootball

The Millonario coach exploded in anger after River’s defeat to Belgrano, with a controversial penalty in the middle of it all, and ended up being sent off for harsh words directed at the referee.

In a historic final, Belgrano beat River and were crowned Torneo Apertura champions. One of the many images left by the final was Eduardo Coudet’s red card in stoppage time, after complaining to Yael Falcón Pérez about the penalty that Nicolás Fernández converted to make it 2-2, shouting: «You’re a thief.»

Once the match ended, Chacho, beside himself, came back out from the locker room, stepped onto the pitch, and went looking for the referee again to continue his complaints, just like several of his players. Juan Fernando Quintero was one of those who tried to calm the head coach down, while the Córdoba Pirata players celebrated the title.

The furious outburst did not end there, and the coach returned to the dressing room shouting, «This is the third time they’ve screwed me over in a final in this stadium.» After that moment, he did not return and did not go to collect his runner-up medal.

Coudet’s words refer to the 2015 Copa Argentina final between Boca and Rosario Central. After the Xeneize win, he again lost his temper and after the defeat declared: «It’s hard for them to make mistakes like that in a final; it took us a lot to get here. They stole the final from us.»

That final featured controversial refereeing from Diego Ceballos, who made the contentious decision to award a penalty on Gino Peruzzi for a foul committed almost a yard outside the box. In addition, Andrés Chávez scored from an offside position and Javier Pinola was sent off. Coudet ended up being sanctioned for his remarks and also did not go to collect the second-place medal.

The following year, Chacho’s Rosario Central once again reached the Copa Argentina final, this time against the Millonario, his current team, and the match was once again full of controversy. Coincidentally, the venue was once again the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium.

On that occasion, the man in charge of officiating was Patricio Loustau, who awarded two penalties for fouls on Ignacio Fernández and Lucas Alario. Both ended up in goals. In the second half, Marco Ruben was shown a red card for a foul that the referee judged to have been committed on Lucas Martínez Quarta, in another bitter memory for Coudet at the Kempes.

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