2023-10-18 17:56:25
The fate of Marcelino Núñez is in the hands of the FIFA disciplinary authorities. The report of the Brazilian judge Flavio de Souza reached them, who had to apply the regulations in the match between Venezuela and Chile, which ended with a new disappointment for the Red: a resounding 3-0 in favor of the Vinotinto that once again wins. to the national team from the qualification zone for the 2026 World Cup and, above all, to fill Eduardo Berizzo’s process with doubts.
The Norwich midfielder managed to be on the field for just 13 minutes and 43 seconds. His time on the playing field ended after the referee admonished him for a “reckless foul” and, to make matters worse, showed him the second yellow card for his angry complaint, which included a touch on the referee’s body, the trigger for the most drastic determination: a second yellow card that led to expulsion.
The referee’s text is of vital importance in determining the sanction that Núñez may receive. “Continue protesting against the referee’s decision, touching my chest,” the Brazilian says to justify the decision to send him to the locker room early.
Faced with this situation, it is practically taken for granted that the UC-trained player will not be in La Roja’s closest match, against Paraguay, at the Monumental stadium.
Marcelino Núñez receives a warning from Flavio de Souza.
What is under discussion is whether the sanction will be extended for more commitments. In that sense, the judge’s text seems benevolent, since it refers to recounting the facts, without making further considerations and does not modify the double warning as the cause of the red.
Of course, the disciplinary authorities could establish them, considering the elements that they will have in view: the report and, eventually, the audiovisual material in which the situation was recorded. That is the scenario that is most feared in La Roja, considering the importance of the player trained at the Catholic University for the objective of climbing the table again to enter the dispute for the World Cup places.
Núñez had entered the playing field to replace Charles Aránguiz and, eventually, give a new look to the Chilean midfield. However, with his attitude, he only managed to deepen the deficiencies already exhibited by the national team, which, to make matters worse, received two more goals after leaving the field of play.
Berizzo, in fact, had no qualms about criticizing him. “It totally unbalances the game. A game in which we had started the second half again with dominance, with finish. Staying with ten punishes you a lot at this level. Obviously I don’t know what the reaction or the second card was. I suppose pushing the referee is the wrong thing, of course,” declared the La Roja coach when analyzing a fall that, by the way, also calls into question the future of the project he heads.
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