Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi slams PSL referees after controversial penalty call as Jose Riveiro insists Orlando Pirates deserved to win Soweto Derby - 'If I talk, red card, if I ask him about his family, red card, if I ask how are you, red card'

Orlando Pirates triumphed over Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 during a Premier Soccer League encounter at the FNB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, marking their fourth consecutive victory in the Soweto Derby.

As it seemed the match would finish without any goals until Pirates were awarded a late and contentious penalty which Patrick Maswanganyi successfully converted, securing maximum points for Bucs.

Disappointed Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi and his Pirates counterpart Jose Riveiro reacted to the match's outcome.

"I am not going to talk anymore about these kinds of referees. You will see in your studio if there was a penalty or not. If I talk, red card. If I ask him about his family, red card. If I ask how are you, red card," Nabi said on SuperSport TV after the match. 

"We gave them a lot of problems, especially our pressing did not let them comfortable, at some point, they were playing a lot of long balls, there were good moments for both teams, but we didn't deserve to lose the game. 

"But the penalty, honestly, I think for the match a 0-0 is correct a score, I don't think there was a team that deserved to lose today," he added. 

"It's a game that we prepared a lot, and I think we were good in the game, unfortunately, an unfortunate controversial penalty later in the game, but we are happy with the performance today. 

"A well-deserved three points, we worked hard in the first half, we tried to push the game into our direction, we managed to do that against a good team," Riveiro said. 

"We had clear chances in the first half with Tshegofatso Mabasa, Deon Hotto, so yeah, these games are always tight, but yeah, I think I'm fair to say our team deserved to get the three points.

"No, not really, I didn't get a clear view of that penalty, I watched now on the monitor, I'm not going to say anything, but if the referee says it's a penalty in the extra time, he must be very clear."

Both Nabi and Riveiro will have to turn their attention to their upcoming league games.

Pirates will travel to Sekhukhune United at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Wednesday, while Chiefs will face AmaZulu at the FNB Stadium on Tuesday.