Raul Gustavo hits an assistant in the face and is sent off in Corinthians’ defeat in the South American Championship | corinthians

“What Raul Gustavo did today is absurd”, says Careca Bertaglia | The Voice of the Fan

In the 13th minute of the second half, after a ball dispute with the Argentinos Juniors player, the Corinthians defender ended up pushing assistant Carlos Poblete Barrales when complaining about the lack of a free kick.

As a result, the defender ended up receiving a straight red card from Chilean referee Piero Maza.

The expulsion disrupted the plans of António Oliveira, who had removed Félix Torres at half-time for Paulinho’s entry. The coach had to make another change and remove Romero for Cacá to reconstitute the defense, alongside Raniele.

Corinthians’ defeat to Argentinos Juniors was the third in a row and the fourth game without scoring a goal for the team, which lost the lead in Group F of the Copa Sudamericana and is now under greater pressure to seek its first victory in the Brazilian Championship, on Sunday, against Fluminense, at Neo Química Arena.

“What Raul Gustavo did today is absurd”, says Careca Bertaglia | The Voice of the Fan

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