He almost left Messi and Argentina out of the World Cup, the new embarrassment of Mateu Lahoz

The path of the Argentine team to the title in Qatar was not easy. He had to struggle from the start of the World Cup until he finally lifted the coveted trophy. However, in the quarterfinals the Albiceleste was close to being left out and all because of Mateu Lahoz, a Spanish referee, who was the protagonist of a new scandal, this time in La Liga.

During the quarterfinals of the World Cup, Argentina faced the Netherlands. Despite the fact that the world champion dominated the match, Lahoz put the balance in favor of the Dutch, who equalized the game at the last second. The judge gave 10 minutes of addition and caused discomfort among the players of the team led by Lionel Scaloni.

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After the match ended, Lionel Messi questioned FIFA for having put Lahoz, who is characterized by trying to have the leading role. After Argentina's classification, the referee was not taken into account for any other match. Now, on his return to the Spanish league, he starred in a new scandal.

What did Mateu Lahoz do in Spain?

The central judge was appointed to lead the match between Barcelona and Espanyol. Before the development of the meeting, the fans culés predicted an embarrassing arbitration and they were not mistaken. Lahoz showed 16 cards in total and gave 11 minutes of addition. In the Blaugrana team they accused the referee of favoring the 'perico' team and thus wrote a new chapter in his questioned career.