“Not Football” – Chelsea coach Marceca, the last World Cup delay after winning the last 16

Chelsea director Enzo Marisca described Near a two -hour delay To Club CUP CUPART-16 Clash with Benfica as “football”.

The Blues appeared in the routine winning path 1-0 after Rais James gave them the lead in the 64th minute.

However, the players were called from the stadium, and the match was suspended after thunderstorms were discovered in a radius of eight -miles from Bank of America stadium in Charlotte.

The delay lasted one hour and 53 minutes, and with Chelsea momentum stopping, Benfica tied through the penalty of the angel de Maria in the 95th minute.

Christopher Nkko, Pedro Nito and Kernan Diosbury Hall found the network at an additional time to secure 4-1 victory for Chelsea.

But Marisca did not make any attempt to hide his frustration in stopping, which is the latest in a series of delay during the competition due to the weather. The United States, along with Canada and Mexico, is scheduled to host 48 teams in 2026, and Maresca is clearly suspicious that it should host such events.

“For 85 minutes, we were controlling the game,” Marisca said.

“We did not give up anything. We created enough chances to win the game. Then after the game break completely changed.

“For me personally, it’s not football. You can’t be inside for two hours. It’s completely new.

“I can understand that for security reasons, you must hang the game. But if you comment six or seven games, this may not be the place to do this competition.

“This is a great competition. The club’s World Cup is the top; we are pleased to be in the past eight.

“It is not normal to hang a game. In the World Cup, how many games are hung? Maybe zero. In Europe, how many games?

“So two hours inside – people talk to the family outside (to check) if they are good with security. People eat, laugh and talk on mobile phones. It was two hours. That’s why I said it is not football.”

Chelsea will face Palra in the quarter -finals in Philadelphia next Saturday.