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Cristian Romero tells Alexis Mac Allister to 'cry at home' amid VAR controversy

2023-10-01 15:00
Cristian Romero told Argentine teammate Alexis Mac Allister to 'go home and cry' on Instagram in the aftermath of Tottenham's controversial win against Liverpool.
Cristian Romero tells Alexis Mac Allister to 'cry at home' amid VAR controversy

Argentina teammates Alexis Mac Allister and Cristian Romero went back-and-forth on social media following Tottenham Hotspur's controversial 2-1 win against Liverpool on Saturday.

The Reds were reduced to nine men and lost with essentially the final kick of the game in north London, but the real point of contention came in the first half.

With Liverpool at this point down to ten men and the game at 0-0, Luis Diaz had a perfectly legitimate goal ruled out for offside by the on-field officials. But miscommunication between referee Simon Hooper and VAR Darren England meant this incorrect decision was not reversed.

Referee body PGMOL confirmed post-match this was the result of 'significant human error' and an apology has since been issued to Liverpool, while England was stood down from his fourth-official duties at Nottingham Forest vs Brentford on Sunday.

Tottenham struggled to break down the visitors' deep block for long stretches of the game but managed to open them up with two low crosses, with Richarlison finding Son Heung-min for the opener in the first half and then Joel Matip diverting the ball into his own net from Pedro Porro's 96th-minute delivery.