Flamengo make drastic call on Erick Pulgar after Bragantino game | OneFootball

What happened to Erick Pulgar in Flamengo vs Bragantino?

Midfielder Erick Pulgar was shown a red card in Flamengo’s match against Bragantino, in the ninth round of the Brasileirão. Given the situation, the Rubro-Negro decided to punish the No. 5.

Under Bap’s management, players are evaluated after every disciplinary warning received in matches. That way, Flamengo’s Football Department assesses whether or not the player could have avoided it. The information comes from ‘UOL’.

In the case of Erick Pulgar, the sending-off happened in an isolated incident, when the Chilean ended up striking a Bragantino player right at the start of the second half. At first, referee Fernando Salles Nascimento showed a yellow card, but after being called to the VAR, he sent off the Flamengo player.

HAS FLAMENGO ALREADY HAD ANOTHER RED-CARD CASE LIKE ERICK PULGAR’S?

Yes! Before what happened with Pulgar, Flamengo had also taken action against Wallace Yan last season. That’s because, in the clash with Bahia in the Brasileirão, the forward came on during the match and, after only a few minutes on the pitch, was sent off for striking a defender from the Bahia team.

WILL ERICK PULGAR MISS FLAMENGO’S NEXT BRASILEIRÃO MATCH?

After being sent off against Bragantino, Erick Pulgar will have to serve an automatic suspension. As a result, the No. 5 is a confirmed absentee for Flamengo’s match against Santos in the tenth round of the Brasileirão.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO VS SANTOS IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

Without Erick Pulgar available, Flamengo face Santos this Sunday (05) at 5:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at the Maracanã. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV will bring all the details of the match with the internet’s most rubro-negra on-site coverage on YouTube, as well as on the website and social media. Finally, Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the match.

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