The Spanish media add a layer to the discussion between the Parisian leaders and the referee Daniel Orsato at halftime of the match between PSG and Real Madrid.
The Spanish press has it bad. Even though journalists covering Real Madrid news point out that PSG are the just winners of this first leg and that refereeing is in no way an excuse, they continue to point the finger at the actions of Leonardo and Nasser. during halftime of the duel. The two Parisian leaders would have gone down to talk with the referee of the meeting, Daniele Orsato.
The daily ABC reveals new details on this anecdote which is controversial across the Pyrenees. We learn in particular that the two thinking heads of the club of the French capital evaporated quietly, in a way, while the management of the two clubs had left their presidential stand to eat during the break. Real Madrid leaders realized this and went down to the first floor of the stadium.
Nasser al-Khelaïfi denies having spoken to the referee
They notably discovered the Parisian president and his sports director talking with the Italian referee, a few minutes before the start of the second period. The newspaper explains that Nasser denies this meeting, and claims not to have spoken to the referee. But the Brazilian would have had a conversation with Orsato, and the tone would have risen. He would have notably criticized the referee for having issued a yellow card to Verratti.
And this story should not end there, since Real Madrid is now awaiting a reaction from UEFA, still according to the Spanish publication, which however doubts a sanction against the Parisian club given the proximity of ‘al-Khelaïfi with the authorities. One thing is certain, all this is not going to patch up the two directions, already in the midst of war because of the Mbappé and Super League files, among others.
