Arturo Vidal called him a "clown" and this Thursday they will face each other again: Loustau will referee the Chile-Paraguay match.

Chile and Paraguay face each other in Matchday 13 of the Qualifiers, in a key match for the aspirations of both teams. Everything points to a great game and there is another detail that generates expectation: the reunion between Arturo Vidal and referee Patricio Loustau.

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The Chilean midfielder will face the Argentine referee again this Thursday in Asunción, when 'La Roja' visits 'Albirroja' in Guillermo Barros Schelotto's debut. The last time he had him in front of him was in the last Copa America, just over four months ago, and he ended up very upset.

“In a match like this you need a referee who wears pants, who is fair and who doesn't want to be the clown of the match. If there is a referee who does not let you play, who stops the game all the time, and thinks he is the star of the show, then it's very difficult”, said Vidal after Chile's defeat to Brazil in the quarterfinals, upset by Lostau's refereeing.

The statements did not go down well in Conmebol and cost the 'King' a $15,000 fine, which he will surely have a high-rev match against Paraguay at the Defensores del Chaco stadium. Should he take extra care?

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Lostau will be accompanied by assistants Ezequiel Brailovsky and Maximiliano del Yesso, while Nicolás Lamolina (fourth official); Peruvian Víctor Carrillo (VAR) and Ecuadorian Christian Lescano (AVAR) complete the team for Chile vs. Paraguay.

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