Former international Bastian Schweinsteiger has referee Marco Guida from Italy after the match between Portugal and Czech Republic (2:1) clearly criticized on Tuesday evening. Before the Iberians’ winning goal in the last minute by Francisco Conceição (90+2), from Schweinsteiger’s perspective, a free kick should have fallen deep in the Portuguese half in favor of the Czechs.

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“If an international referee cannot see that, he is relatively close to it, then I am sorry,” the TV expert said in the newspaper. ARD about the evaluation of a boarding by Nelson Semedo. The Czech Republic’s resulting loss of possession set up Conceição’s late goal, who had come on as a substitute just two minutes earlier. “The fact that you catch one immediately afterwards is of course doubly bitter from a Czech perspective,” says Schweinsteiger.

Overall, from the 39-year-old’s perspective, underdog Czech Republic would have deserved a draw at the start of the European Championship. “The Czech Republic gave it their all, left their hearts on the pitch and deserved a 1-1 draw.” However, Schweinsteiger was disappointed with the Portuguese team around superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. “Definitely, they did more for the match. It was difficult to get through against the Czech ranks. In the end they always lacked a bit of punch and didn’t take the chances they got. For me today it was a 1-1 match and ultimately a happy 2-1 victory for the Portuguese.”