Rabat, May 25 -- Millions of Moroccans watched with a sense of powerlessness as the referee's decision influenced the course of the match in favor of Esperance of Tunis.

This injustice should have caused an uproar throughout Morocco and pushed Moroccan media to denounce the referee's clear bias in favor of the Tunisian team.

Unfortunately, Morocco does not have an influential press that can put pressure on rivals when the country's interests are at stake. When Tunisia's SC Sfaxien lost the second leg of the African Confederation Cup against Morocco's Renaissance Sportive of Berkane earlier this month, the Tunisian press unified to denounce the alleged injustice their team suffered at the hands of the referee.

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