Not only does Giorgio Chiellini taste disgusting -- judging from Luis Suarez’s reaction to biting the Italian defender -- but he has a bad taste in his mouth.
Now victim No. 3 on the list of players to have his body bit by the Uruguayan superstar, Chiellini cannot believe Suarez was allowed to continue on in the Group D finale.
Uruguay’s Diego Godin scored the match-winning goal minutes later.
From Sky Sports Italia:“It was absolutely shameful. The game was decided by the referee and if one team should’ve gone through it was us,” Chiellini said.
“Sending Marchisio off and not carding Suarez was decisive. There were other incidents and a different treatment in the first half too.
“As long as we had 11 men, we were in control and Uruguay were never dangerous. Obviously with 10 men in the last half-hour it was tough and we suffered, then were punished by a set play.
“Suarez is a sneak and he gets away with it because FIFA want their stars to play in the World Cup. I’d love to see if they have the courage to use video evidence against him.
“The referee saw the bite mark too, but he did nothing about it.”
Almost everything Chiellini says is correct, and Italy may very well have held Uruguay for the remaining 10 minutes if Suarez was sent off (although the striker took about four rushed and awful shots the rest of the way).
There’s no question it was a scummy move by Suarez, and if he gets banned for any length of time -- including life -- some will say it is not enough. Leave it to the Uruguayan to put two nations World Cup and the fate of his club’s Premier League season in jeopardy with one chompy moment.