- Monday, May 8, 2023 07:09 (GMT+7)
- 2 hours ago
In the early morning of May 8, the match between River Plate and Boca Juniors ended with 7 red cards, 9 yellow cards and 1 goal for the home team River.
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In the 90+2 minute, when the score of the "Superclasico" was 0-0, River Plate was awarded a penalty after a controversial move. Miguel Borja calmly waited for Sergio Romero to dive and then kicked the ball in the opposite direction, opening the score. |
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The striker born in 1993 ran to the corner of the field, got another shirt, put it on to celebrate in an emotional atmosphere at Monumental Stadium. |
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While Borja was celebrating, many of his teammates got into a scuffle with Boca Juniors players. The brawl involved all the players on the field and those on the bench. |
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Romero, Luis Advincula, Marcos Rojo got angry and continuously rushed towards the home players. The referee team risked rushing into the crowd but still could not cool down the hot heads. |
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It was not until security forces in armor, carrying shields and batons arrived that the scuffle was resolved. |
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As a result, the match was extended to the 90+17th minute. Referee Herrera issued a total of 7 red cards, 4 to players on the field, 2 to substitutes and one to Boca's head coach, Jorge Almiron. River Plate finished the match with 10 men, while Boca had only 8 men on the field. |
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Coach Martin Demichelis's team defeated their arch-rivals to consolidate their leading position in the Argentine National Championship with 37 points, 9 points ahead of the second-placed team. Meanwhile, Boca is languishing in 13th place with 18 points. |
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