After the World Cup qualifying match in Sweden, passions were running high.
In the first knockout match, the hosts managed to defeat the visitors from Italy 1:0 and are one step closer to qualifying for the World Cup in Russia.
Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci was dissatisfied with the referees' work and insisted that referee Cuneyt Cakir should have sent Ola Toivonen off the field.
"He broke my nose at the beginning of the match and should have been sent off the field. I can't say anything more.
A referee with a strong character would definitely have sent at least one Swede off the field.
We knew they would play long balls, so it's no surprise they created few chances to score. Of course, we also needed to move faster."
Meanwhile, Swedish forward Marcus Berg had a different perspective:
"I got a yellow card for arguing with the referee, but ten players in the Italian team were constantly arguing with him.
The opponents wanted to get me sent off, so as soon as there was an opportunity, they fell to the ground.
