Speaking to\u00a0Canal +\u00a0after PSG’s 1-1 draw against Benfica, midfielder Marco Verratti (29) was left perplexed by referee Jesus Gil Manzano’s decision not to send off Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez (21).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fern\u00e1ndez’s clumsy, late tackle on Verratti just before half-time received a yellow card, rather than a red. The Argentinian’s foot landed just above Verratti’s ankle on the follow-through, which required treatment. The Italian international midfielder managed to play on and received man of the match on the night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, post-match, he was critical of Manzano’s decision not to punish Fern\u00e1ndez more severely for the tackle. “I spoke to the referee, and I don’t understand football anymore. At the start of the championship, we had meetings where we were told that if we put our foot above the ankle like that, then it’s a red card. He (the referee) said there wasn’t intensity. I have a swollen ankle. If there is more intensity then it’s broken, but there you go,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PSG manager Christophe Galtier was also critical of the tackle, saying that he “could have had his leg broken.”<\/p>\n