‘Ruined the masterpiece’ at Sporting - Marseille… Still complains: Didn’t deserve it | OneFootball

Emerson Palmieri used social media to apologize to Marseille fans for the yellow card he received in the game against Sporting, for simulation, which led to a red card immediately after. However, the Italian-Brazilian player claims he did not deserve to be admonished the first time it happened - the statements come after he was criticized in France.

Recall that Marseille was leading 1-0 very close to the 45-minute mark, at Sporting's home, when Emerson Palmieri fell in the area of the lions, in a play with Maxi Araújo, which prompted the referee to award a penalty. The VAR intervened, and the match official reversed the decision, showing the second yellow card, and the respective red, to the player of the French team, for simulation.

Two days after this Sporting - Marseille match, Emerson Palmieri used social media to apologize to the French fans: "Last night was hard to accept. I am sad about the result, because our team deserved to win this game".

"I am aware of my responsibility. Although I did not deserve the first yellow card and do not understand why the referee admonished me, I acknowledge that I could have avoided the second one", Emerson Palmieri stated, who, despite the apology, did not refrain from complaining about the match official.

The full-back of the team leading Ligue 1 continued, lamenting the red card he received, right at the brink of halftime: "I want to apologize to my teammates for leaving them with ten on the field, as well as to all Marseille fans".

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