Someone at UEFA really didn't like Rossi's criticism of the Dutch referee's performance.
Even after the German-Hungarian match on Wednesday evening, the Dutch referee Danny Makkelie's several controversial rulings are a topic of discussion, but the European federation is not aware of all of them. What's more, UEFA censored Marco Rossi's critical words.
The first German goal was preceded by an error affecting the match, as the Dutch referee, Danny Makkelie, did not even check the VAR decision after Ilkay Gündogan pushed Willi Orbán, and the host's leading goal was scored after the ensuing scuffle. At the end of the match, we missed a penalty due to a handball by Emre Can.
After an opinionated goal, we lost in a big battle against the European Championship host
In the meantime, nothing is written about the controversial case on the website of the European Football Association (UEFA), which for those who are informed from there, it is as if it never happened. UEFA summarized the verdict, which greatly influenced the final result, as follows:
"Orbán looked to be in control but then fell and Germany took the lead after Gündogan played the ball back to Musiala who scored from close range to become the first player to score twice at the European Championships."
In other words, according to UEFA, the 186-centimeter, almost 90-kilogram defender of the Hungarian team fell by himself.
Péter Gulácsi, Dominik Szoboszlai and national team captain Marco Rossi were also angry after the match, and the Italian expert expressed his honest opinion about the irregular goal of the Germans, saying that the way the Germans won was unfair.
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Interestingly, the part where he spoke about the referee's actions was removed from Rossi's statement on UEFA's website.
"We made some mistakes, but that happens in football, you can make mistakes. Especially when teams like Germany and other world class teams are playing better than us. I have said before that Germany is the best chance at the European Championship. Compared to the previous game, we worked on our tactics and attitude, and my players reacted quite well and I am proud of their performance. Losing against Germany is no shame. We were unlucky in some moments," Rossi said on UEFA's website.
It's quite shocking how the European federation swept the highly objectionable decision of the Dutch judge under the carpet - essentially pretending it never happened.
Cover photo: national team captain Marco Rossi
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