Mariano Soso hits out at Andrés Merlos after Defensa loss to Instituto | OneFootball

Mariano Soso, Defensa y Justicia’s coach, was once again involved in a conflict with one of Argentine football’s referees, in this case Andrés Merlos. The manager denounced “constant mistreatment” toward his players.

After the 2-0 defeat of the Varela Falcon against Instituto, the coach said: “I deeply believe in my players. I saw constant, systematic mistreatment. It is also public knowledge what kind of behavior the referee who officiated us today has.”

“Throughout my career I have not made value judgments about professionals who have successes, who have flaws, mistakes. But when those things become evident and are regular, I think that for the good of our football we have to be able to point them out and put them into words,” he said, referring to Andrés Merlos’s attitudes, and concluded: “I regret it for our football, and I regret it because when I say it is recurrent, one only has to look at the statistics.”

On matchday 10 of the Apertura Tournament, Soso had also had a clash with referee Bryan Ferreyra, who had awarded a penalty to Central Córdoba, following a VAR review, allowing the railwaymen to equalize. “They’re tarnishing Argentine football, man. Wake up! How can you sleep? How the hell can you sleep afterward? You have no dignity, man. You can’t get by because you’re unworthy, that’s what’s happening to you. What’s wrong with you inside, man? What about your people, your family? Huh? What about them? Ask yourself that, because that’s the hardest part of all, not people insulting me. You’re morally broken, you’re shattered. You can’t hold my gaze. Broken!” he told him in the tunnel after the match.

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