Argentine Referee Returned After Making Mistakes In Scottish Vs Hungary Match

UEFA considers referee VAR to have contributed to the referee's main decision error in the Scotland vs Hungary match (doc. UEFA).

JAKARTA - Four Argentine referees were sent home by UEFA for making mistakes in the last match of Group A between Scotland vs Hungary, June 23, 2024 local time.

In detail, the referees who were expelled by UEFA were one main referee, two assistant referees, and one VAR referee.

UEFA's decision was based on the waiver of Scottish penalty claims, both the main referee and VAR.

Facundo Tello's main referee angered Scottish coach Steve Clarke when he ignored Willi Orban's foul on Stuart Amstrong.

"He's from Argentina. Why did I ask him? He probably couldn't speak the language. I don't know."

"Why is he here? Why isn't there a European referee?" Steve Clarke told The Sun.

In fact, UEFA saw that there was one other incident in the penalty box that escaped the referees who served in the Scotland vs Hungary match.

The incident in question is the elbow of Scottish player Grant Hanley against Endre Botka who was interpreted as a penalty for Hungary.

In addition to Tello, UEFA also rested two assistant referees, Gabriel Chade and Ezequiel Brailovsky, regarding the mistake.

Meanwhile, VAR referee Alejandro Hernandez chose to resign. He is considered by UEFA to have failed to intervene in two incidents in the penalty box in that match.

However, there is speculation that Tello will be given the fourth official appointment in the knockout stages in an attempt to maintain a reciprocal agreement between UEFA and Conmebol.

The deal between UEFA and Conmebol has featured Maurizio Mariani from Italy at the 2024 Copa America, where she was the referee in the United States vs Bolivia match.

However, Tello seems to have to pay a price for what UEFA sees as a big mistake.

So far, UEFA means it has rested six of the 19 referees on duty at Euro 2024.