😱 Keeper has a night of fury, is sent off, but replacement shines: watch | OneFootball

Veteran Nahuel Guzmán, 40, had a “night of fury” last Tuesday (11).

The Tigres goalkeeper was sent off for pushing referee Iván Bartón, who worked at the World Cup, late in the Leagues Cup clash against the Vancouver Whitecaps.

The “detail” is that he also “re-enacted” the shove on an assistant and even threw a trash can toward the tunnel before heading to the locker room.

Tigres’ good fortune was that they still had substitutions available, and the new goalkeeper made all the difference as the Mexican team advanced in front of its home crowd.

Here’s what happened next.

Did he mistake him for a rival?

The score was 1-1 in the single-leg third-round match, and Tigres were already down to 10 men because of Lainez’s red card (88’).

Then Guzmán collected the ball after a Whitecaps chance and then charged forward to take a free kick from midfield.

Iván Bartón “got in his way,” and he shoved the Salvadoran referee, who did not hesitate.

Watch the sending-off moment at the end of the video below:

Tigres still had three substitutions left and used two of them.

Also a veteran, 37-year-old Carlos Felipe Rodríguez took over in goal before the penalty shootout.

The situation became more complicated for the home team, as the Whitecaps needed only to convert one more spot kick.

But Guzmán’s replacement came up huge to make it 4-4.

Then came sudden death, another save from him, a missed attempt by the Canadian side, and Tigres’ third straight qualification on penalties.

Rômulo, formerly of Inter, and Joaquim, formerly of Cuiabá and Santos, converted for the Mexican team.

Tigres now await the other qualifiers to learn who their next opponent will be.

The Leagues Cup has been played since 2019 (there was no 2020 edition because of the Covid-19 pandemic) and brings together teams from MLS and Liga MX.

Messi’s first title with Inter Miami was the Leagues Cup — the 2023 edition.

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