Antonio Conte agrees Pedro dived and tells forward to learn from ‘mistake’

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Antonio Conte has admitted Pedro Rodríguez was guilty of diving in the chaotic FA Cup replay against Norwich City and has urged the Spain forward to learn from the mistake and avoid a repeat.

Pedro was shown a yellow card for simulation, his second such offence this season. The tumble, just after the hour in Wednesday’s third-round replay at Stamford Bridge, set the tone for everything that followed, with Willian booked for a dive early in extra time, despite the Norwich defender Timm Klose admitting he had clipped the Brazilian, and Álvaro Morata cautioned in the final minute after going to ground under Christoph Zimmermann’s challenge.

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