Oscar Washington Tabarez is leaving the Copa America frustrated. The coach of Uruguay launched a strong criticism against the refereeing after the loss against Chile and emphasized that "I would have liked to lose in a different way," referring to the expulsions of Jorge Fucile and Edinson Cavani. "They were decisive," he pointed out.
Analysis. "I believe that we played a good game, we limited them a lot. Chile tried to play their game, but without the usual depth. When we were left with 10 men, it became more difficult because the attacking options were reduced. Chile was under control until the expulsion."
Chile. "The proposal is always the same, the match with maximum efficiency was against Bolivia which they didn't win. Today, they had a lot of ball possession, unbalanced towards the attack, but we controlled them well. They have had a better tournament than us, but today it was even."
Expulsions. "I refer to the photographic and televised arguments. I told the referee that he expelled a player who hadn't committed a foul (Fucile). And about Cavani's expulsion, you can also see Jara's provocation. I would have liked to lose in a different way, without anything that is not fully supported."
Cavani controversy. "We all know what happened. I believe that today he was where he had to be. The first yellow card was for arguing and the second one, if you look at the graphic evidence, cannot be related to the previous issue (father's accident). Maybe the referee didn't see it, but the assistant did."
Balance. "We have shown a change, a renewal, we have shown important things. We played against Argentina and Chile, and had moments of imbalance. And well, we had the fire to fight the match against any opponent. That's where it all ends."
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