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Controversy: LAFC’s Diego Palacios is forgiven for alleged red flag

LAFC and America met in Orlando, Florida to meet in the semifinals of the Concacaf Champions League; the team led by Bob Bradley went out onto the field to try to pressure the Mexican team quickly, but those led by Miguel Herrera knew how to answer immediately.

The game became very fought in a few minutes, the friction between players was constant until a very strong play arrived between the defense of the ‘Eagles’ Leo Suárez and the Ecuadorian side Diego Palacios, where the MLS player came out with a yellow card on top.

It was the ninth minute of the meeting when Palacios and Suárez had a friction in which the Liga MX team player kneed that, later, had the answer that the footballer of the American box responded with a punch down.

The referee was asked for a red card for the Ecuadorian footballer, but the whistler preferred to keep the red card and it was enough for him to show the yellow card.

America’s early goal

After the problem between Suárez and Palacios, at minute 11 Sebastián Cáceres got up like the most after a corner kick from the top of the left and he made the first goal of a match that has been full of fouls.

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