A lapse of madness was experienced by
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata striker Matías Abaldo
and which ended with his expulsion in the match against
Instituto de Córdoba
.
The Uruguayan kicked
Damián Puebla
from behind and, although he was initially cautioned, the VAR intervention caused him to be sent off the field as the first half ended.
But he didn't stop there, because
he upped the ante with a defiant gesture and it could cost him too dearly
...
It was at 39 minutes when Abaldo lost the ball and Puebla's persecution began, who as soon as he crossed the middle of the field dropped the ball to a teammate and received the attack from the Gimnasia footballer.
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Matías Abaldo kicked Damián Puebla hard from behind and after a VAR review, Lamolina sent him off #LPFxTNTSports pic.twitter.com/sSc8ARkIQI
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There was continuity from referee Nicolás Lamolina due to the law of advantage, but when the game stopped a few seconds later, he quickly went to look for the Gimnasia forward to show him the yellow card.
There were a few minutes of deliberation because the game was not allowed to resume, but Lucas Novelli, in charge of the VAR, called Lamolina to review the play, because it was a possible red card.
You didn't have much to deliberate, Lamolina.
She walked a couple of steps, looked for Abaldo and changed the warning to expulsion, to embarrass the Wolf in front of his people.
But the two "logical" dates of suspension that the AFA Disciplinary Court could apply will surely not stop there.
The Uruguayan striker, at that moment in which the referee modified his decision, made 'robbery' gestures, with both hands and in front of the cameras.