Uruguay knocked mighty Italy out of the World Cup on Tuesday with a 1-0 victory that had real teeth to it — those fangs belonging once again to Luis Suarez.
Suarez is infamous for channeling Mike Tyson and irrationally biting opponents in emotional moments. He clearly clamped his mouth down on Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder, from the back, in the 79th minute of the match. While Chiellini attempted to show the bite mark to the referee, Suarez fell to the ground and held his teeth, as if he were in great pain.
"[He's] a sneak... the ref saw the bite mark too, but did nothing," Chiellini told reporters afterwards.
Just two minutes after the bite, Uruguay defender Diego Godin deflected a corner kick into the goal with his own shoulder, for the winner.
Just two minutes after the bite, Uruguay defender Diego Godin deflected a corner kick into the goal with his own shoulder, for the winner.
As a result, Uruguay finished in second place behind Costa Rica in Group D, while Italy was knocked out in the first round for the second straight World Cup, coming off their 2006 championship.
Even though Suarez was not disciplined on the field, he could still be suspended by FIFA or Uruguay's second-round match after the film is reviewed.
In April, 2013, sports psychologist Dr. Thomas Fawcett of the University of Salford predicted to the BBC that Suarez would likely bite again.
It's in the man," Fawcett said. "I would think that in five years' time if there was a certain nerve hit or chord rung with Suarez in a different situation he would react in the same way."
Italy required only a draw in this match, but that task was made more difficult after midfielder Claudio Marchisio was shown a red card in the 60th minute for a studs-up tackle.
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