The South American official was in charge of a massive match at the Copa America
Roddy Zambrano is the referee in charge of a blockbuster Copa America semi-final clash between Brazil and Argentina on Tuesday. (The match ended 2-0, Brazil win, but the controversies not stop, Messi claimed he never used VAR and didn't give Argentina penalty)
The Ecuadorian has been FIFA listed since 2012 and began his career in Ecuador's Serie A competition.
At 41, Zambrano has already officiated 250 senior games (Before today's match), dishing out 1203 yellow cards and 60 reds during that span.
He has only given 89 penalties across his career however suggesting he's not easily swayed to point to the spot.
Zambrano is not short on big-game experience either - having previously refereed matches at the 2016 Olympics, the U-20 World Cup in 2017 and the Copa Libertadores.
The Ecuadorian made his Copa America debut this year when he officiated a group stage clash between Bolivia and Peru with Zambrano awarding one penalty and handing out five yellows as the Incas won 3-1.
With VAR being used at the tournament, Zambrano refereed the toughest test on Tuesday night in arguably the biggest match of his still-young career.
Adebajo
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so messi cn feel hw painful it is nw when Nigeria was robbed in world cup after Nigeria deserve clean penalty and var rule it out with ref
uddhabagulu299
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88 min: Brazil 2-0 Argentina Messi: Can I have a penalty? Ref: "B*tch, you think this is Barça?" 😂😂😂