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Peru striker Guerrero rebukes former Uruguay captain

Xinhua, October 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

Peru international striker Paolo Guerrero hit out at former Uruguay captain Diego Lugano after the pair clashed during a 0-0 draw between Flamengo and Sao Paulo on Saturday.

Guerrero accused Lugano of striking him with an elbow in the first half of the Brazilian Serie A match at the Morumbi stadium and later refused to shake the Uruguayan's hand.

"You can see in the television replays that he elbowed me," Guerrero told reporters after the match. "I'm not going to say any more but I think the referees have to be a little more alert. This type of the thing can't be allowed to happen. It was off the ball."

When asked about the incident Lugano said: "He is a good player, it was something that happened when the ball was in dispute." Endit