10 minutes into the second half, Gonzalo Plata was sent off from the second leg of the Libertadores semi-final, between Flamengo and Racing, in Buenos Aires. Referee Piero Maza (CHI) justified the red card given to the attacker on the scoresheet of the 0-0 draw at the El Cilindro Stadium, which guaranteed Rubro-Negro in the World Cup final.
“Violent conduct: deliberately striking the opponent with his hand on the rival’s genitals, when the ball was not in play”, describes the Chilean referee in the game summary.
. Plata was left lying on the pitch after a dispute with Rojo, Racing’s defender, asking for a free kick.
The Argentine defender went to catch him and grabbed him by the shirt, generating a reaction from the Flamengo attacker. After six minutes of VAR review, the referee upheld the expulsion.
With the red card, Plata . The opponent will be defined this Thursday (30) between LDU and Palmeiras.
The expulsion against Racing was Gonzalo Plata’s second in this Libertadores. In the first game of the quarter-finals against Estudiantes, the striker was sent off after two yellow cards at Maracanã. However, .
After Flamengo’s objection, Conmebol admitted the error of referee Andrés Rojas (COL), interpreting that Plata committed a foul on Facundo Rodríguez in a reckless move. Therefore, the suspension was revoked by the entity.
