There were only a few minutes left until the match between Jorge Wilstermann and Bolivar by the penultimate date of Opening Tournament of Bolivian soccer. With the Aviator winning by 2-0, a pitched battle broke out on the pitch between the players of both teams and ended with two of them sent off by the referee.
He Felix Capriles Stadium of Cochabamba It was the scene of the shameful brawl that had the Argentine as protagonists Marcos Riquelme and the Brazilian Serginho but that involved the vast majority of the starters and substitutes of the teams that are at the top of the standings.
The images that went viral quickly on social media are pitiful. Riquelme threw the ball in the head of a Serginho who made some provocative gestures five minutes before the final whistle and that led to the confrontation.
After the game was stopped for several minutes, the Argentine and the Brazilian saw the red card. And once the referee Gery Vergas He expelled them, they wanted to continue their fight outside the field of play and forced the rest of their teammates to intervene to calm the waters.
Both players are out for the last day of the Bolivian soccer championship, where their clubs will seek the classification to the cups. Bolivar will receive East Oil and Jorge Wilstermann will visit Royal Parí.
This defeat cost him face to The academy, which fell from the top of the standings to third place with 46 points. For his part, Red achieved with this triumph – thanks to the goals of Roberto Dominguez, against, and Willian Alvarez– place in fifth place with 42 units. Both have the objective of qualifying for the next edition of the Liberators cup, to which the Always Ready as the first classified to the group stage.
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