Paquetá sent off against Liverpool, 'congratulates' referee and vents 🤯 | OneFootball

Lucas Paquetá was at the center of a controversial sending-off in West Ham's 2-0 defeat to Liverpool this Sunday (30).

After a foul committed by another West Ham player, Paquetá began to argue harshly with the referee.

Even Liverpool's goalkeeper Alisson tried to calm him down. But it was no use. Paquetá continued complaining and was shown the red card.

Right after the sending-off, Paquetá stopped complaining and clapped in protest. See the images on ESPN:

Paquetá's Outburst 🗣️

After the game, Lucas Paquetá took to X (formerly Twitter) to vent. He posted two messages.

Paquetá recalled the episode where he was accused of deliberately getting yellow cards to benefit bettors - later, he was acquitted.

"I understand that now I have to seem like the villain, it's hard to live with everything that has been caused in my life and my mental state! I will keep trying not to let them affect me even more. This doesn't justify my sending-off and for that, I apologize to the fans and my teammates."

Following this, in a message in English, Paquetá vented against the English Federation

"It's ridiculous to have my life and career affected for two years without any psychological support from the federation. Maybe this ridiculous behavior is just a reflection of everything I've had to endure and, it seems, will continue to endure! I'm sorry if I'm not perfect."

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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