Argentina’s Facundo Tello, who will be refereeing in the upcoming soccer World Cup, got to work seriously for his salary.
Facundo Tello warning the player in the match between Fluminense and Olimpia. ZUMAwire/MVphotos
As you know, football in South America is something that is lived with a very strong feeling. In Argentina, in the match between Boca Juniors and Racing Club, emotions welled up. After extra time, Racing Club emerged as the winner with a score of 2–1.
The first round started with a 1-1 situation at the end of the match in extra time. Bocan Sebastien Villa and Racing Johan Carbonero started pushing each other in midfield. Both flew out with a straight red. The shoving was apparently the result of a situation for which the Boca players demanded a penalty kick. Boca’s head coach also got fired up and received a red card before the actual game time was up.
The winner of the Primera División and the Argentine Cup will meet in the annual match. Boca Juniors won both, so Racing made their way into the match as league runners-up. Red was shown 11 times in the match and yellow was watched by 12 players.
Market meeting after the winning goal
It was the winning goal Carlos Jonas Alcarazin great header. Alcaraz celebrated his goal wildly. The players of Boca Juniors interpreted the fans as overshooting and disrespectful.
Boca players pushed Alcaraz on the side of the field and threw him with the ball. After a market meeting that continued for several minutes, the head referee showed red to five players.
Several cards were also given to players who were on the bench for the entire match.
Not the first time
Referee Tello has experience in giving warnings. He has received a total of 612 yellow cards and 45 red cards in 118 main league matches.
In September, in Racing’s match against Club Atletico Platense, Tello gave three red and six yellow cards.
Tello is one of the best South American referees The Daily Mail by. He was appointed FIFA international referee in 2019.