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Controversial Peruvian referee Kevin Ortega had himself an eventful game on Monday night.
During halftime of the USA-Uruguay game, FOX’s Alexi Lalas absolutely laid into Ortega and called his performance “absolutely disgraceful.”
This is a disgraceful performance so far…from this referee. #USAvURU
— Alexi Lalas (@AlexiLalas) July 2, 2024
“Let’s use his full name, it’s Kevin Paulo Ortega Pimentel, you know when your parents get angry they use your full name because this guy is completely out of depth in this game and what he is doing” said Lalas.
On Monday night, the USA-Uruguay game was decided by a controversial missed goal during a Uruguay goal.
This was somehow not ruled offside after review 🤔 pic.twitter.com/Oh2Xn9Z7bK
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 2, 2024
After the game, USA’s Christian Pulisic could be seen approaching the refs to shake their hands, and Ortega awkwardly refused his gesture.
Wow. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/tcNTGlX5L2
— Taylor Twellman (@TaylorTwellman) July 2, 2024
UPDATE: A new angle shows Pulisic berating the refs before going up to them to shake their hands.
props to Reddit on this, Fox Soccer edited this video showing Pulisic was gesturing to the refs to go celebrate with the Uruguay team but the cut off the beginning because they clearly are feeding off the angry sentiment, get those impressions and craft the narrative https://t.co/M6w75yLawd pic.twitter.com/a3Nzpe4UEQ
— Douglas Reyes-Ceron (@dreyesceron) July 2, 2024