Ascacíbar apologised in Boca's dressing room: «I take responsibility» | OneFootball

Boca’s central midfielder, the main figure in a childish sending-off that ended up making the defeat to Barcelona SC easier, didn’t wait for things to cool down and apologized to his teammates as soon as the match ended.

Behind closed doors, he spoke up in the locker room and took full responsibility for the kick on Milton Céliz that earned him a straight red after VAR intervention. The midfielder understood that his actions threw away the solid game plan Claudio Úbeda’s team had been carrying out, as they had been competing on equal footing at altitude until the 36th minute of the first half. Conmebol has already opened an investigation and, given the seriousness of the incident, Ascacíbar is expected to receive at least a two-match suspension.

In addition to the sporting setback, the player will also have to pay a $1,500 fine, while the coaching staff is already beginning to think about how to reshape the midfield for the decisive run of matches coming up for the club from La Ribera.

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