VIDEO: shocking tackle by Colo Barco, sent off for the first time | OneFootball

The former Boca player saw the red card after delivering a hard kick in Racing de Strasbourg’s 1-0 defeat to Lens on matchday 13 of Ligue 1.

Argentine Valentín Barco, who made his debut for Boca as a left-back but currently plays as a midfielder, was sent off for a brutal kick in the 76th minute during Racing de Strasbourg’s 1-0 loss to Lens on matchday 13 of the French league.

The 21-year-old left-footer dribbled past an opponent a few meters ahead of his own box, but stumbled and lost the ball several meters out of his reach. The native of 25 de Mayo (Buenos Aires) then accelerated to avoid losing his position and lunged to prevent Morgan Guilavogui from stealing the ball. However, the Senegalese forward got there first and was the victim of a very hard tackle. Immediately after, referee Jérome Brisard showed him the red card, and the former Brighton (England) and Sevilla (Spain) player was sent off for the first time in his budding career.

Eight minutes earlier, in the 69th minute, defender Ismaelo Ganiou, representing Burkina Faso, scored the only goal of the match and sealed the victory for the home side, who climbed to the top of the table with 28 points (Paris Saint Germain has 27, but has yet to play this round).

Meanwhile, Racing, with Cordoba native Joaquín Panichelli as the starting striker, dropped to fourth place with 22 points. Their next match will be on Thursday at home against Crystal Palace (England) for the fourth round of the Conference League, where they currently sit seventh with 7 points. Afterwards, Barco—who has one goal and four assists in the French league—will miss the clash against Stade Brestois.

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