The coach of Atletico Madrid Diego Simeone has aired his view on his team’s 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad which his team had a goal controversially ruled out for handball.
Simeone’s ward were pegged back by a goal from Real Sociedad deadline day signing Sadiq Umar, with the Nigerian nodding home to draw his side level on his debut.
The goal didn’t quite go down well with Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke, who was furious that they had a goal disallowed for an alleged hand ball, and the goal by Sadiq came off his head to his hand before entering into the net.
“I had to let go and then, on their goal, Sadiq touches it with his hand. They come to give us talks about the rules and then do something different,” Koke complained.
Simeone, however, tempered his speech when reviewing the possible refereeing errors. “It would not seem fair to me, after the tie, to confirm what they ask me. A pity that second goal that, possibly, hit João in the biceps and the VAR collaborates with the referee to annul it. For Real Sociedad, Sadiq was the great character. He can adapt very well to our style”, he concluded.
