Friday evening, the meeting between Al Hilal and Fluminense ended in a Brazilian victory (2-1), synonymous with the elimination of the Saudi team of the World Cup of clubs. A very tense match with several decisions of the meeting referee criticized by the players of Simone Inzaghi. Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly was himself at the center of a moment of tension in the 80th minute of play.
After the referee interrupted the game because of the presence on the ground of the Brazilian side Samuel Xavier, the former player of Naples and Chelsea, in possession of the ball in his half of the field, sent him in touch. But the ball took the direction of the fourth referee, when it raised its panel to announce imminent changes in the two teams. A gesture deemed unnecessarily aggressive by the Fluminense players who, led by their captain Thiago Silva, rushed around Koulibaly to reprimand him. Enough to add a little more tension in an already electrical match, without any serious consequences.
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