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See what Flamengo’s official statement said about Plata’s situation

Flamengo released an official statement on Friday afternoon (19th) announcing the withdrawal of the red card for Plata. This means the Ecuadorian forward will be available for Filipe Luís next Thursday (25th), in the decisive match against Estudiantes in Argentina.

SEE FLAMENGO’S OFFICIAL STATEMENT:

The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo informs that CONMEBOL, through a letter sent at the beginning of the afternoon this Friday (19th), has withdrawn the punishment applied to forward Gonzalo Plata as a result of the second yellow card, and consequent expulsion, received in the match against Estudiantes, held last Thursday (18th), for the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

With this measure, the player is now eligible to play normally in the return match, scheduled for next Thursday (25th), in Argentina.

WHAT HAPPENED WITH PLATA IN THE FLAMENGO VS ESTUDIANTES MATCH?

Plata was involved in one of the biggest controversies of the Flamengo match this Thursday (18th). That’s because, unfairly, the Ecuadorian ended up being sent off in a play where he himself was fouled.

However, in the view of referee Andres Rojas, Plata was the one who committed the foul. This Friday (19th), Conmebol admitted the mistake and released the audio from the VAR booth during the review of the play.

WHAT DID THE VAR SAY IN THE FLAMENGO VS ESTUDIANTES MATCH?

In the opinion of the VAR booth analysts, Andres Rojas made the wrong decision, but since it was a foul outside the box and a second yellow card, the booth could not intervene and ask the referee to review the play.

WILL PLATA BE ABLE TO PLAY IN THE NEXT FLAMENGO VS ESTUDIANTES MATCH?

Yes! With the withdrawal of the red card, Plata is available to play in the return match between Flamengo and Estudiantes. The decisive match will be on Thursday (25th), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), in La Plata, Argentina.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

Before that, however, Flamengo returns to the field to face Vasco this Sunday (21st), for the Brasileirão. The match kicks off at 5:30 PM (Brasília time), at Maracanã. Coluna do Fla TV – YouTube, as usual, will show the details of the match on YouTube.

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