Elevated moods in a football game are moments that occur frequently. But the episode that took place between Cuadrado and Neymar, in this Wednesday night’s game between Brazil and Colombia, seems to present a curiosity for the connection… to the Juventus spa.
In the semi-finals of Euro 2020, played between Italy and Spain, central defender Giorgio Chiellini staged a moment of fury when he addressed Jordi Alba, calling him a “liar” repeatedly, accusing the Spanish defender of faking an alleged foul.
The action of the Juventus defender seems to have passed inside the Vecchia Signora spa, this time to Cuadrado. The Colombian player did not like the way Neymar reacted to an alleged foul on his part, with the Brazilian falling to the ground and grabbing his face.
Cuadrado seems to have been inspired by his team captain at Juventus and promptly addressed Neymar shouting: “Liar! Liar!”. Tobar, the Chilean referee who ran the match, was not happy with the way the Colombian addressed the Brazilian, having promptly shown Cuadrado the yellow card, later telling Neymar to get up and continue the game.
The reprehensible attitude of the Colombian player ended up not resulting in greater consequences. The move in question took place close to half-time, with tempers being promptly calmed by teammates and their technical teams.
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