Argentina goalkeeper banned from World Cup final amid controversy
September 25, 20242 Mins Read

He lost the match, then again the fierce criticism of the fans - which Argentina's goalkeeper Sergio Romero did not tolerate. The Boca Juniors goalkeeper got into an argument with a spectator after the 1-0 loss against River Plate. Because of this, Romero was given a two-match ban by his club Boca Juniors. Later, however, he apologized to the supporter.

Goalkeeper Sergio Romero

The Argentinian Premier Division match was held last Saturday. After the game, the spectator made 'bad comments' claiming that Romero got into an argument with him. Later, more Boca Juniors fans got mad at him. However, the former goalkeeper of Argentina national team apologized to them later. But it did not save. Boca Juniors issued a statement banning him for two matches.

Later, Romero himself issued a statement apologizing. There he said, 'I apologize to Boca fans for that incident at the end of the match. That man was abusing me, I lost my temper. None of us go to the field to lose, we want to win as much as they (the supporters) want to. It didn't happen this time. At that moment I couldn't think properly, lost my temper. i made a mistake I should have avoided the incident. Of course they have the right to express their feelings.'

Romero will miss Boca Juniors' next two matches (against Club Atlético Belgrano and Argentinos Juniors) due to the ban. At the same time he has to pay financial penalty. Of course, not only him, but three supporters who were involved in the argument with him have also been identified by Boca club authorities. Action has also been announced against them.

Earlier, the referee showed 9 yellow cards and 1 red card in the eventful whole match of River Boca. In the end, Boka left the field with a team of 10 after seeing the red card. In the end, the team faced the anger of the supporters of their own team. Manuel Lanzini scored the only goal in just 20 minutes of the match for River Plate.