It was 34 minutes into the first half at the Ciudad de Vicente López stadium when the 34-year-old soccer player tried to cross the middle of the field but the ball went long, he ended up losing it due to the pressure of Fernando Juarez and the former Argentine national team player slapped midfielder”Calamar” in the face.
The referee Nicolas Ramirez He let the play continue until its completion and, as soon as it finished, he gave the second yellow card to Redthat He was expelled for the fourth time during his time at Boca.
Since his arrival at “Xeneize” in February 2021, Rojo played 85 games out of a possible 200 and it just ended on the court in 51 of those 85.
That is, he has only completed 25 percent of Boca’s games since his arrival.
In addition to these four expulsions, the absences of the footballer trained in Students of La Plata were due to a large number of injuries minimal like tears or serious like cruciate ligament tears.
Also, he missed five of the six group stage games of the Copa Libertadores 2022 for being suspended by the sports court due to post-elimination incidents with Atlético Mineiro of Brazil in the edition 2021.
The other three expulsions of Marcos Rojo in Boca
In view of River by date 14 of the Professional Football League 2021. There were only 15 minutes of the game in Most Monumental Stadium of Núñez when Milton Casco executed a lateral in the Boca field and committed an infraction to Agustín Palavecino who had anticipated it at the right corner of the area.
The referee Fernando Echenique He showed the second yellow card and, consequently, the red card to the central defender.
Minutes before, Red came out to cut off an attack River in the rival field and earned the first warning by going down to Brian Romero.
Also before Riveron the 18th of the Professional Football League 2022. With Mouth winning the Super classic 1-0 and, with 6 minutes remaining, the former Manchester United player went to dispute a divided ball with the Uruguayan Nicolas de la Cruz and raised his leg, impacting the plugs of his boot with the head of the current Flamengo footballer from Brazil, who immediately fell to the floor.
Without hesitation, the referee Dario Herrera showed him the straight red and Red He was lucky that his team ended up winning the game.
In view of Palmeiras of Brazilfor the second leg semi-final of the Copa Libertadores 2023. It was 20 minutes into the second half at the Allianz Parque in Sao Paulo, with Boca winning 1-0 and qualifying for the final of the continental competition, when Kevin He received the ball to overflow on the right and the central defender swept him without measuring that he already had a yellow card.
The Uruguayan referee Andres Matonte He showed the second yellow and the red card to Red which left “Xeneize” with 10 in a match that ended in a draw but winning and qualifying for the final on penalties.
This expulsion is the most resonant among the defender’s antecedents since Mouth suffered his absence in the final that he lost in Rio de Janeiro in view of Fluminense.
By Agustín Piñán.
Source: Ambito
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