🚨 The 'Prestianni rule' sparks a red card at the World Cup! | OneFootball

It's a historic first!

Last night, Paraguay faced Turkey on Matchday 2 of Group D.

The Paraguayans thought they had done the hard part by taking the lead through Matias Galarza after just 64 seconds of play.

But then, a major turning point came just before half-time. After a bad tackle and a tense moment between the two teams on the pitch, the referee was called over to consult VAR.

On the screen, VAR then showed Miguel Almiron speaking to Mert Muldur while covering his mouth during the tense moment.

Without hesitation, Mr. Ivan Barton returned to the pitch and showed the Paraguayan forward a red card, thereby applying the "Prestianni rule" for the first time.

As a reminder, following the incident between Vinicius Jr and Gianluca Prestianni, in which the former accused the latter of making racist remarks while covering his mouth, FIFA introduced a new rule.

Under this rule, any player who covers his mouth while speaking during a confrontation with an opponent is to be punished with a red card, in order to prevent discriminatory or offensive behavior.

Fortunately for Miguel Almiron, this mistake did not cost his side the win, and they even had the luxury of knocking Turkey out at the same time.

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