Ever Banega and a repeated story with Rapallini: from the red card shown in Arabia to the expulsion ending with a hug

Always Banega He suffered his second dismissal within nine games of his return Newell’s. And, despite him not having set foot in Argentine football for 10 years, a repeated episode occurred when he saw the red card against Godoy Cruz due to a curious situation he experienced three months ago, when he was still playing Saudi Arabia. The common denominator? The referee Fernando Rapallini.

At 25′ of the first half, the cameras filmed an exchange between Banega and Rapallini after the goal. Tomas Conechny which put Tomba ahead 1-0. The midfielder complained about an alleged foul against his goalkeeper Ramiro Macagno in the goal game. But in the midst of what seemed like a mild protest, The referee was observed putting his hand in his pocket, pointing to his mouth in a sign of verbal excess and showing the red card to Ever.who was stunned by the situation.

In this way the transmission allowed us to recreate a surprising sequence. It’s inside? last Decemberwhile rumors announced Banega’s possible return to Boca, the midfielder was playing his last matches defending the team’s shirt. Al-Shabab. One of these was the 0-0 draw against Al Ettifaq. Over there, it just happened like that The person in charge of administering justice was none other than Rapallini.

Although it may seem strange, after attending the World Cup in Qatar, it has become a recurring image to see the Argentine referee flying to the Middle East to referee the Saudi championship matches.

In this way, in the Al-Shabab duel, Banega saw the only red card during his time in Saudi Arabia. On that occasion it was the fault of a strong kick in the middle of the pitch that Rapallini managed to intercept through the VAR call. Despite the different circumstances in which the expulsion occurred on each occasion, perhaps both protagonists reminded Mendoza of what they had to experience on the Asian continent.

The expulsions were evidently far from generating a short circuit between the midfielder and the referee. Quite the opposite. Far from causing a commotion, as is usually the case with most dismissals, as Banega left the field of play, Rapallini decided to accompany him, hugging him, while he dedicated himself to explaining in depth the reasons why he had to go non-stop to the changing rooms..

Once the 1-1 draw between Newell’s and Godoy Cruz was over, the judge confirmed that the expulsion was due to verbal excess. Furthermore, according to journalist Julián Martín, Banega did not dedicate himself to insulting him, but directly He told him “the worst thing you can say to a referee”.

Likewise, it emerged that before leaving the Malvinas Argentinas stadium, the former national team midfielder, accompanied by the president of the Rosario club, Ignacio Astore, he specifically apologized to Rapallini for his actions.

The person who also came to speak to the referee to find out in depth the reasons for the expulsion was the coach of Newell’s, Mauricio Larriera. “I didn’t speak to Ever, I spoke to Rapallini and this will remain between me and him. I consider him a good referee. What he told me, I guess is the truth“, declared the Uruguayan coach in the press conference.

Among the red cards shown by Rapalini to Banega, both in Arabia and Argentina, the midfielder had to go and take a shower in the early stages of the match against Estudiantes de La Plata. It was because of a hard kick against Santiago Ascacíbar, in the match before the classic, Ever missed the match against Rosario Central.

Now he will not be present in the next match against Platense. And with these two red cards he became the player with the most red cards so far in this League Cup.