Was it a red card? Lionel Messi’s request after Cucurella covered his mouth following Enzo Fernández’s sending off

The end of regular time in the World Cup final was marked by different actions. One of them was the expulsion of Enzo Fernández for a double yellow card, while the other was a request from Lionel Messi for a red card for Marc Cucurella, for allegedly covering his mouth.

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Amidst the trans-Andean claims for the suspension of the Chelsea midfielder, the Spanish full-back approached the number 10. He did so while lightly bringing his hand to his mouth.

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Messi reacted instantly and asked both the referee and VAR to review the action. However, referee Slavko Vinčić dismissed the action and Argentina had to face extra time with ten players.

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