Tempers flare late: Malcorra sees red, out for last 16 | OneFootball

Ignacio Malcorra earned an absurd suspension this Saturday that Rosario Central will suffer at the start of the playoffs. When Independiente's victory in Avellaneda was already secured, the standout player for Rosario - one of the few starters that Ariel Holan risked - got involved in a general brawl with insults and shoving and was expelled by Sebastián Zunino along with the local Gabriel Fernández Cedrés, a former Newell’s player and one of the main targets of Rosario's anger.

The Canalla could have left the Libertadores de América satisfied despite losing their unbeaten streak, because they had secured a spot in the Libertadores and the round of 16 of the Torneo Clausura with home matches up to the final on neutral ground as the leader of Group B. However, the sparks after the final whistle of an otherwise uneventful match tempted their players into a mess where initially, the peak moment, the confrontation between Fernández Cedrés and Malcorra, wasn't seen on TV. The referee, however, didn't miss it and didn't hesitate to wave the red card in the air towards both players.

The midfielder from the Rosario team couldn't believe it and was tired of pleading for mercy and lamenting the accomplished fact. He left frustrated, aware of his unexpected almost amateur mistake that will deprive the team of a key player in the first knockout match of the tournament against an opponent that is still unknown: it will be the eighth-ranked team from zone A, currently occupied by Estudiantes but awaiting several results that could change it.

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