Road to the 2018 World Cup: Mister Chip shares stories about Italy's elimination

On the road to the 2018 World Cup, Mister Chip shares daily stories and curiosities related to the most important tournament on the planet on Facebook. Today, the Italian National Team has been the protagonist.

The 'Nazionale' is the first team to be eliminated by both Koreas: North in England 1966 and South in the 2002 tournament (which they co-organized with Japan). Regarding the second defeat, there are open wounds due to controversial refereeing.

The referee, Byron Moreno from Ecuador, annulled two goals from Italy and also expelled Francesco Totti. In the end, the hosts advanced to the quarterfinals. Mister Chip reminded everyone of these details on Facebook.

Followers of the Spanish statistician commented on the post and referred to the "robbery" against the 'Azzurri' due to the poor refereeing by the Ecuadorian. Unexpectedly, the referee replied to one of the comments.

Byron Moreno claimed on Mister Chip's Facebook page that Giovanni Trapattoni, Italy's coach in 2002, wanted to secure the draw and called him a coward for substituting Alesandro Del Piero with Damiano Tommasi.

As is evident, the interaction continued on social media. But the Ecuadorian tried to explain what happened in that controversial match that will undoubtedly be remembered in the history of the World Cup.