Valencia President, Manuel Llorente, was upset with decisions in Los Che’s 1-1 Copa del Rey draw against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and voiced his frustrations after the game.
In a heated encounter at the Mestalla, it was the Brazilian attacking-midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 header and
some dubious refereeing decisions against his side.
After the match, Valencia president, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Llorente, voiced his frustration with the match officials and criticized the officiating referees.
Jose http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pinto-c30032 managed to stay on the pitch despite handling the ball outside the penalty area, a fact that did not go down too well with the experienced businessman. He added that decisions going against his side hurt him.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 supremo insisted that little details of the match shaped the result, and that they were unfortunate on the night.
“They realized it, the 49,000 spectators who have come to the stadium. He was the last player. A clear action. It is clear that we must talk about the referees," Llorente told Canal plus.
The Benetusser-born executive explained that normally they do not talk about referees but what happened on the pitch was shambolic.
"There are teams that have usually decided to talk about the referees. We do not talk about the referees, but the teams are talking to them all week long condition.
“At the beginning of the match, neither the referee nor the linesman saw it, but the whole stadium did. It is something that is always happening. If you do not speak the first in the league and the second speak,” Llorente told reporters.
Los Che president was content with his team's performance despite the glaring mistakes made by the officials. Llorente was happy with the final result of 1-1, and added that they will do their best in the return leg at the Camp Nou for a place in the finals.
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