Did you pinch Rodiger? Suarez at the center of a new storm

Olivier Giroud’s 0-1 draw at Atletico Madrid was no less wonderful, but there was an incident in the game that stole the show. Luis Suarez, who knows a thing or two about controversial incidents, clashed with blues stopper Antonio Rodiger yesterday (Tuesday), when Uruguayan reportedly pinched the brake on his thigh.

In the 79th minute of the game, the Colchoneros’ number 9 came face to face with the German stopper who was furious that the first one was just trying to drive him crazy. The referee separated and did not issue a yellow card to any of the players. The English Sun’s recalled the Uruguayan’s bite incident against another Chelsea stopper, Bernislav Ivanovic, in 2013.

Suarez vs. Rodiger (Reuters)

This was not the first incident between Rodiger and Suarez, who fought similarly in one of the games between Barcelona and Rome in the past, when the two were in other teams. This time Suarez pushed Rodiger and at this point the referee intervened and more players came to separate before the incident would have turned into more serious physical violence.

Suarez and Rodiger (Reuters)