Brutal football and a gesture that could cost him dearly: the period of madness of the Uruguayan Abaldo in Gimnasia-Instituto

A lapse of madness was what Matías Abaldo, striker of Gimnasia and Esgrima La Plata and which ended with his expulsion in the match against Cordoba Institute. The Uruguayan kicked him from behind Damiano Puebla and, despite being initially booked, VAR intervention caused him to be sent off the pitch at the end of the first half. But he didn’t stop there, because He raised the stakes with a gesture of defiance and this could cost him too dearly.…

It was in the 39th minute that Abaldo lost the ball and Puebla’s persecution began, as as soon as he crossed the center of the pitch he dropped the ball to a teammate and received the attack from the Gimnasia player.

There was continuity from referee Nicolás Lamolina due to the law of advantage, but when the game stopped a few seconds later, he immediately went to look for the Gimnasia striker to show him the yellow card.

There were a few minutes of reflection because the match could not restart, but Lucas Novelli, responsible for VAR, called Lamolina to review the play, because it was a possible red card.

You didn’t have much to think about, Lamolina. She took a couple of steps, looked for Abaldo and changed the warning to expulsion, to embarrass the Wolf in front of his people.

But the two “logical” suspension dates that the AFA Disciplinary Tribunal could apply will certainly not stop here. The Uruguayan striker, when the referee changed his decision, made ‘robbery’ gestures, with both hands and in front of the cameras.