43 minutes agoYou've never seen a red card like this in the Champions League: See why the Napoli Luca was disfellowshipped
Periskopi(8 months ago)
(8 months ago)The Champions League brought us a true show Tuesday evening with 43 goals scored in nine matches, but it also had a completely strange red card in Eindhoven. In the Dutch city, SPV waited for Naples and beat it with an unrealistic 6-2, and in the last 20 minutes, Naples played [...]
In the Dutch city, SPV waited for Naples and beat it with an unrealistic score of 6-2, and in the last 20 minutes, Naples played one less player.
Concretically, in the 76th minute, Naples's attacker, Lorenzo Lucca, was expelled after receiving a live red card, and it is still not clear why.
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Lucka had a chance to score at 76th minute, but a defender of The SPV blocked him perfectly and prevented him from firing toward the gate, after which both ended up on the ground.
The goalkeeper reached the ball, and then the German judge, Daniel Siebert, approached Luckas and showed him a red card directly, reports Telegraph, broadcast Periscope.
Based on the magistrate's gestures, it could be concluded that the Italian was given a red card because he was making gestures pointing his finger at his head, but the question arises whether a player's exclusion is really worth it.
If judges were to follow the Siebert criteria, we would see an average of at least two red cards per match. /Periscope
