Atletico Madrid beat Botafogo 1-0 at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, California. However, this was not enough for the Spanish team to advance in Group B. Diego Pablo Simeone, coach of the Colchonero team, criticized the refereeing of Mexican Cesar Ramos.

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For Atletico Madrid to qualify for the next round, they had to thrash Botafogo to have a better goal difference. But the Spaniards' first goal came in the 87th minute through Antoine Griezmann.

However, during the first half, there was a play that could have changed the outcome of the match. Julián Álvarez went down inside the box after being stamped by a Botafogo defender. However, when Cesar Ramos went to review the play, the Mexican referee reversed the action and called a previous offensive foul by Alexander Sorloth.

Today with the penalty, they said an earlier action to avoid calling it, more of the same, no refereeing decision favored us. We are clear about what we need to improve, we have to stay calm, Diego Pablo Simeone.

Antoine Griezmann was more self-critical and limited himself to talking about Cesar Ramos' performance. Atletico Madrid lost 4-0 to PSG and then recovered with two wins against the Seattle Sounders (1-3) and Botafogo (1-0). But the initial thrashing ended up taking its toll. The Spanish had qualifications in their grasp, but they couldn't figure out how to break down the Brazilian defense.

We don't have to focus on the referees. The game lasts 90 minutes. We had time to win and score. There are times when it's our turn. It's a deeper job and a problem, and more on the part of the team than the referees. There will be few teams that will be left out with six points, but that's our case, said the French footballer.

Cesar Ramos has made people talk

In addition to going viral for taking out a holy card of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the middle of the game, Cesar Ramos has also been questioned in previous matches. In the match between Boca Juniors and Benfica, Miguel Angel Russo claimed a penalty that was not awarded to his Xeneize team. The veteran coach made this point in the post-match press conference. From where I saw it (the penalty), it wasn't a penalty, but well, it's debatable. We're at a certain level... they're Mexican referees, they've officiated me in Arabia and I know them, said the Boca Juniors coach a week ago.