What happened in Otavio's head when he sent both feet off to stop the lightning counterattack by Munas Dabbur, who only had to push the ball into the net?
The question seems difficult as the gesture of the Brazilian defender did not upset the face of the meeting.
Back to the facts, we are playing in the 94th minute when Wolfsburg is 2-1 behind on the lawn at Hoffenheim.
The teammates of Maxence Lacroix benefit from a last corner to try to snatch the equalizer, the Belgian goalkeeper Koen Casteels takes the opportunity to go up.
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What a
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tackle signed Paulo Otavio who CUT Dabour who was spinning towards the empty goal! Https: //t.co/FClNSAdWrJ
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An uncontrolled anti-gambling gesture
But the Greens and Whites quickly found themselves in difficulty and striker Munas Dabbur set off on a counter-attack.
The Hoffenheim player rushes at high speed, despite the return of the goalkeeper and Otavio.
As he got close to the surface, the 26-year-old defender sent a crazy and unconscious tackle from behind to prevent his opponent from finishing his action, 20 seconds before the final whistle.
Result: logical red card, which did not make the slightest debate as the action seems obvious but the worst is perhaps to come for the player from Wolfsburg.
Otavio risks a heavy suspension for this uncontrolled gesture.
Note that this is the very first red card since his arrival in Europe in 2017, a first that he will not soon forget.
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