The former Chelsea striker who spoke on BBC One said the referee favoured Argentina unjustly with the decision not to award the second penalty.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cI think it\u2019s a bad decision from the referee not to give Nigeria a second penalty]. It\u2019s the defender\u2019s mistake \u2013 he didn\u2019t read the ball well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s difficult to give the penalty because it would take Argentina out of the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Referee however turned down the call after the VAR confirmed a no penalty verdict.\u00a0 It was however the 86th minute of the match that Argentina turned the table after Marcos Rojo converted a well taken corner kick.<\/p>\n
Efforts by the Eagles to seek a remedy for the unfortunate scenario failed to yield any result.\u00a0 The defeat marks a continuation of wins by Argentina over Nigeria at competitive level.<\/p>\n
Nigeria had before the world cup, beaten Argentina 4-2.<\/p>\n
The group stage exit by the Super Eagles is short fall from the usual round of 16 for which Nigeria has been known. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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