Rigoni sent off, São Paulo miss key man for Choque-Rei | OneFootball

Emiliano Rigoni was sent off still in the first half of the match between Fortaleza and São Paulo this Thursday, at Arena Castelão, during the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship.

The Argentine forward ended up hitting Deyverson in a contested play with a studs-up challenge and, after a VAR review, received a red card when the clock showed only 20 minutes of play.

With the sending off, Emiliano Rigoni will have to serve a suspension in the next round of the Brasileirão, precisely in the derby against Palmeiras, on Sunday, at Morumbis, at 4pm (Brasília time).

Although he has yet to take off in the tricolor shirt since returning to the club, Rigoni is one of the few options coach Hernán Crespo has for the attacking sector, which is missing many injured players, such as Calleri, André Silva, and Ryan Francisco.

Without Rigoni, São Paulo’s options for the wings are Ferreirinha and Lucca. Tapia, who played more as a target man inside the box against Fortaleza, can also play out wide.

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