Maradona was outspoken about Castrilli. When speaking about his challenges in life, Diego analogised: ‘It’s like I’m losing 5-0 and the referee is Castrilli.’
Also: ‘Look how football has changed: before we counted goals, now we count how many red cards Castrilli has issued.’
📚 Tears at La Bombonera/Dame Bola (Christopher Hylland)
🇦🇷 OTD 1996: Paraguayan goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert scored twice against 8-man Boca Juniors in a 5-1 home win for Vélez Sarsfield (red cards to Maradona, Javier Mac Allister & Néstor Fabbri).
Maradona confronted controversial referee Javier Castrilli after the game…
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