On June 24, in the Brazilian city of Natal, the most important match in Group D took place. The national teams of Italy and Uruguay fought to reach the playoff stage. The Italians were happy with a draw, while the South Americans needed only a win.
Perhaps the game Italy - Uruguay will provoke a scandal at the World Cup, dedicated to refereeing. The fans did not see the bright sparkling football. The game was very intense and unpredictable. The team leaders did not show their best qualities, but the main character of the meeting was a person who has nothing to do with either Italy or Uruguay. The chief referee from Mexico Rodriguez Marco said his weighty word at the 59th minute of the match, becoming the protagonist of the game …
The beginning of the first half was held with the advantage of the European team. The Italians controlled the ball more, tried to threaten the opponent's goal with hinged passes into the penalty area. However, there were no dangerous moments. Balotelli showed a terrible game - the only thing that the black striker could do on the field was to get a yellow card. In the second half of the half, the Uruguayans added, however, they could not create a super-goal moment either. From the first half, one can recall only one dangerous attack by the Uruguayans, during which the Italian goalkeeper entered the game twice, while the Italians only remember Pirlo's free-kick.
The second half of the meeting began with an equal game, and then the main event of the match happened, which effectively influenced the outcome of the meeting. Head referee Rodriguez Marco comes to the fore with the highly controversial red card of Claudio Marchisio in the 59th minute. There will be more questions about this episode. Many people got the impression that the judge simply confused the cards.
After that, the Uruguayans, having a numerical advantage, began to attack in large forces. They pressed on the gates of the Italians, but the latter held out. It should be admitted that there was only one dangerous moment at the gates of the Italian national team. The Uruguayan player dangerously shot at the European team's goal from outside the penalty area, but missed the target.
At the 79th minute, the main referee of the meeting again played openly for Uruguay. Luis Suarez in the penalty area of the Italians bites on Celini's shoulder, but the referee did not show any card. Regardless of national preferences, any person who understands football knows - this is a clean red card. The referee was again mistaken in favor of Uruguay.
Just a couple of minutes after the corner, Diego Godin scores with his head, perhaps, the main goal of his life. Uruguay comes out ahead in the 81st minute of the meeting, and the whole football Italy plunges into mourning.
After the goal was scored, the Italians tried to attack in a smaller amount, but they could not do anything. 1-0 win Uruguay and advance from second place in Group D to the playoffs. The Italians also make up the company of Spain, England and several other teams that are leaving the championship.
