Equi Fernández was expelled at his premiere with Bayer Leverkusen for the Bundesliga

Equi Fernández was expelled at his premiere with Bayer Leverkusen for the Bundesliga

September 12, 2025 – 20:48

The former Boca debuted in his new club but only played 14 minutes: double yellow and red in Leverkusen’s victory against Eintracht Frankfurt.

The former Boca player, Ignacio Ezequiel Fernándezhe had a frustrated debut with the Bayer Leverkusen shirt, to the be expelled 14 minutes after having entered the party. The 23 -year -old had entered from the substitute bank to occupy half of the court, after Robert Andrich I also saw the red card.

Despite finishing with two less players, the Leverkusen knew how to resist 2-1 and even managed to liquidate the game in the last one, leaving the score in a final 3-1, against the Eintracht Frankfurt.

Equi Férnandez, debut in Boca in 2022, being one of the bets of the club, from the lower ones. After almost 100 games in the club, he had emigrated in 2024 to the Al-Qadisiyah of Saudi Arabia, for US $ 15 million, a strange operation that seemed to go back the career of the promising midfielder. However, after a year in the exotic League, it was transferred on August 4 to the Bayer Leverkusen for US $ 23 million, now making a great leap of quality.

The expulsion of Equi Fernandez in his debut with the Bayer Leverkusen

This Friday, at 78 minutes, Equi Fernández saw Deniz Aytekin’s first yellow. The referee understood that the snack in the air, after not receiving a clear fault, deserved sanction. The play had been a strong clash against the side line that threw it to the floor, but that was not charged. Instead of infraction, the admonition that left him conditioned was carried.

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Already in the discount, at 92 ‘, the most controversial action of the night came. In his own field, he pressed the Algerian Fares Chaibi and threw himself to sweep, although he raised his feet before touching him. Despite that, the referee charged the foul and showed him the second yellow. With his rival exaggerating the fall, the Argentine had no other way out to accept the expulsion and leave for the locker room before the end.

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