Before the red in Brazil: why Adam Bareiro already hated Esteban Ostojich | OneFootball

Adam Bareiro was shown a red card in the first half of the match against Cruzeiro in Brazil. The Paraguayan striker received two somewhat questionable yellow cards from Esteban Ostojich, who became one of the main figures of the clash in Belo Horizonte. However, it is not the first time he has crossed paths with the Uruguayan referee.

Boca ended the first half of the match against Cruzeiro with bad news. Adam Bareiro, one of the standout players in recent games, was sent off after receiving two bookings. The first yellow card came in the 39th minute for a string of fouls, while the second came 6 minutes later for an alleged foul on Gerson.

Bareiro’s sending-off caused frustration among Boca’s players and coaching staff, who were the first to protest that it was not a yellow-card offense. However, as the rules state, red cards for a second yellow are not reviewable under the VAR protocol,

So, even if the second yellow card had been a complete invention by Esteban Ostojich, VAR cannot intervene. The referee’s decision is final and cannot be appealed. This incident involving Bareiro and the Uruguayan referee adds to a previous controversy they were involved in when the Paraguayan was playing for San Lorenzo.

Adam Bareiro’s previous incident with Esteban Ostojich

During the 2023 season, Adam Bareiro wore the San Lorenzo shirt and was part of the squad that faced Fortaleza in the Copa Sudamericana at Bajo Flores. Esteban Ostojich officiated that match, which ended 2-0 in favor of the Brazilians.

However, the moment that probably stayed in the Paraguayan striker’s mind was the stomp from Emanuel Brítez that went unpunished by the referee. Bareiro received medical treatment on the field, but Ostojich forced him to leave the pitch because of the blood running down his left foot. Out of anger, he threw his boot aside on the way off.

Boca lost 1-0 to Cruzeiro.

The forward ended up with six stitches in his left ankle because of the deep cut, while his opponent received no punishment at all and the foul was not even called. For that reason, he used his social media to express his anger and posted a rather explicit photo of the wound. "An absolute disgrace! Play continued as if it were nothing," he wrote.

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