From the top of the Argentine Cup, much had been promised before the match, but the events on the green page exceeded all expectations. At the same time, regular playing time resulted in two goals, one for each side, and it was the moments since the match ended that really kicked off the players’ emotions on the green page.
The referee hit the first red cards in the second half setting, Sebastian Villa and Johan Carbonero headed to the booths prematurely after a push, so both teams were still playing with the same number of players. At the same time, it was just a taste of what was happening in the following minutes.
World Cup referee Facundo Tello handed out ten red cards when Racing Club beat Boca Juniors 2-1 to win the Champions Trophy in Argentina.pic.twitter.com/D4lvJtQL7Z
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The warm atmosphere was carried over to extra time, during which Argentine referee Tello had his hands full. Boca Juniors lost for the first time another player sent off after ten minutes for a second yellow card and at that point they were playing nine. Another blow for the change came at the end of the 2nd overtime, in which Racing Club’s Carlos Alcaraz brought the lead closer to victory. The slight favorite was up 2-1, but this moment seemed to start a geyser of emotion.
The long cheers of Alcaraz for the decisive goal did not please the opposing players, who ran towards him, threw him by the ears and threw the ball. A higher caliber scrum ensued and the referee was relentless in his final verdict. He awarded seven more red cards, for a total of ten (7x Boca Juniors, 3x Racing Club). The last was scored by Boky Juniors forward Darío Benedetto, who indicated with a wave of his hand that the game had been corrupted. This moment was even discussed by the referee on video.
The Racing Club thus managed to win 2: 1 after extra time in a wild match and won the coveted trophy.
