Arturo Vidal called him a “clown” and this Thursday they will see each other again: Loustau will direct the Chile-Paraguay

Chile and Paraguay they face by the date 13 of the Playoffs, in a key duel for the aspirations of both teams. Everything points to a great game and there is another detail that generates expectation: the reunion between Arturo vidal and the referee Patricio Loustau.

The Chilean midfielder will once again be face to face with the Argentine judge this Thursday in Asunción, when ‘La Roja’ visits ‘Albirroja’ in the debut of Guillermo Barros Schelotto. The last time he had him in charge was at the last Copa América, a little over four months ago, and he ended up very upset.

“In a match like this you need a referee who wears pants, who is fair and who does not want to be the clown of the match. If there is a referee who does not let you play, who stops the game all the time, and thinks that he is the star of the show, then it is very difficult”Said Vidal after Chile’s fall to Brazil in the quarterfinals, upset by Lostau’s refereeing.

The statements did not go down well at Conmebol and cost ‘King’ a $ 15,000 fine, who will surely have a high-revolution game against Paraguay at the Defensores del Chaco stadium. Should you take more care of yourself?

Lostau will be accompanied by the assistants Ezequiel Brailovsky and Maximiliano del Yesso, while Nicolás Lamolina (fourth official); Peruvian Víctor Carrillo (VAR) and Ecuadorian Christian Lescano (AVAR) complete the shortlist for Chile vs. Paraguay.