Jorginho was accused of faking an injury in order to escape a red card for a foul on Jack Grealish in England’s Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy.
In the second half of extra time, Jorginho went in for a challenge with Grealish and although he made contact with the ball, the Italian midfielder’s studs crashed into his opponent’s thigh.
Grealish immediately screamed out in pain, while Jorginho took a quick look at the England midfielder’s reaction before he fell to ground and clutched his knee.
Both players received medical attention, while Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers gave a yellow card to Jorginho.
But former England midfielder Jermaine Jenas believes Jorginho pretended to be injured in order to avoid a more severe punishment.
‘His foot deflects off the ball and catches Jack right on the top of his knee,’ Jenas said during commentary for the BBC.
‘He’s [Grealish] is fuming. It’s not a great challenge, it’s a poor challenge, he’s gone with his studs, it’s a shocking challenge in the end.
‘Seeing it over and over again and the angle he’s gone in with his studs. It’s a terrible challenge.
When I saw him [Jorginho] get up and then throw himself back down to the ground I thought, ‘you’ve done something wrong here’.’
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