The draw of the
Argentine National Team
against
Venezuela
for the first date of the final quadrangular of the Pre-Olympic saw all the emotions.
The match had a controversial ending due to the penalty that the Ecuadorian Bautista awarded for Vinotinto at the request of the VAR in the last minute of the match for the final 2-2.
But that was not all: at the end of the first half,
Valentín Barco
saw the red card for a childish reaction and was left in the eye of the storm.
The one who did not forgive him for the reaction was
Brian Sarmiento
, former soccer player, today in his role as a panelist,
who aimed without filter against the 19-year-old player.
The clock showed 43 minutes of the first half when Barco committed a foul to cut off a possible rival counterattack.
The infraction generated a small commotion among several players when suddenly the cameras captured referee
Augusto Aragón
showing the red card first to Venezuelan
Bryant Ortega
and then to Colo Barco.
The reasons that led the Ecuadorian referee to leave both teams with 10 players was that he observed the kid from Boca
grab a ball with his hand and throw it in Ortega's face
, who joined in with the Argentine's provocation and returned the childish gesture. .
Upon being notified of the expulsion, Barco left the playing field without making any protests while drinking water towards the locker room.
Such an attitude, added to the game action that resulted in the red card,
did not go down well with Brian Sarmiento at all
.
🛑🇦🇷 Valentín Barco EXPELLED in the first half against Venezuela.
Bryant Ortega was also expelled.
🇻🇪pic.twitter.com/Mbx5dw0Gq9
— Sudanalytics (@sudanalytics_) February 5, 2024
During the broadcast of
Superfútbol
, where he fulfills his role as a panelist, the former soccer player who recently participated in
El Bailando
, appeared crestfallen in front of the cameras, as if he were praying with his hands holding his forehead, while watching the replay of Barco's move.
When he was asked why this position was due, he stated: "
These things make me angry
."
"Look at the number he has: three. You have number three; go overboard, throw crosses, go back, cover the line of defense... you can't...
and he leaves as if nothing had happened, drinking water
," Sarmiento attacked, without hairs on the tongue, against Colo.
And he stated: "There are three of you,
don't be so cool
, you left the team with one less.
I have a quarrel with this that is incredible
. What he did is red,
if I am Mascherano I won't put him up anymore
."
Given the debate that aroused among his teammates the opinion of the former Newell's and Banfield player about whether the play deserved expulsion, Sarmiento attacked the kid again.
"
What he did is a shame
, he is playing with the National Team shirt."
"Then they get angry because Batista, who is the coach of Venezuela, shouts about the goals his team scores.
Playing for the national team, you can't do these things
," he said.
Brian Sarmiento in Dancing.
Even though the TV cameras captured the player apologizing with gestures to the fans as he left the field, Brian did not take those images into account: "
Look if he's going to regret it, he's drinking water, he's not going to regret it
."
Despite the fact that it was an expulsion as a result of an attack on the rival, everything seems to indicate that Barco will not receive a special sanction for his attitude and would only miss the next match of the National Team,
when they face Paraguay, on Thursday from 17.00
.
Now, Javier Mascherano will have to evaluate how he replaces his left back to face the red-and-white team.
The biggest problem lies in the lack of available variants that can occupy defensive positions.
Aarón Quirós
will possibly be the one to replace Colo, while
Marco Di Césare
has a chance to be part of the central defense despite not being fully recovered from his right hamstring discomfort.