2024-04-14 22:28:05
While Argentine soccer defines its qualifiers for the quarterfinals of the League Cup 2024, in the rest of the world matches are also played in the different leagues. It is the case of Uruguay, where this Sunday some matches were played for the eighth date of the local championship. And the one that stood out was Defensor Sporting contra River Plate. But not for football, but for pineapples.
The duel had been played with strong but loyal legs. However, in the last few minutes, everything went haywire. The first spicy action occurred between a River footballer and the local goalkeeper, Kevin Dawson, who received a hit out of place. Later, it was Octavio Rivero the one who unleashed conflicts by committing a foul and throwing the ball away when the visiting goalkeeper was looking to play quickly to go for the tie.
The match ended 2 to 1 in favor of Defensor Sporting, but the result is the least important. What transpired happened at the end. With tempers already heated, the referee Javier Feres The meeting ended. And there they clashed with fist blows Sebastian Guerrerowho was sent off the field, and Matias Alfonso. But the rest of the players went to assist them and a pitched battle broke out.
Fight in Uruguayan soccer
What remained was an image worthy of boxing scenes or the remembered sketch of Videomatch, «Sports in Memory». Fist blows, kicks, pushes. Scenes of violence and barbarism sometimes seen on playing fields, but more similar to a boxing ring than a soccer field. And that transcended the borders of Uruguay.
Officially, only Guerrero ended up seeing red on the field after the scenes of violence. Although it is likely that other footballers involved in the brawl will end up being informed by the judges or sanctioned ex officio. Meanwhile, Uruguayan football is once again in the international news, but for a fight.
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