Was Gimenez rightly sent off? Flashpoint in San Lorenzo v Huracán derby | OneFootball

El Globo is playing with one less after Luciano Giménez was shown a red card for reacting against Perruzzi. From that moment on, the atmosphere changed and there is a lot of nervousness at the Nuevo Gasómetro.

Luciano Giménez was sent off for elbowing Ignacio Perruzzi in the 25th minute of the first half of the clásico between San Lorenzo and Huracán at the Nuevo Gasómetro. The Globo striker reacted against the Ciclón player after a tussle, and Nicolás Ramírez did not hesitate to show him the red card.

In a match where not much was happening, it’s hard to understand the attitude of the visiting attacker, leaving his team with one less. From that moment on, the atmosphere heated up considerably, with continuous protests from Frank Kudelka and his entire bench.

The play started with a long ball that Giménez and Perruzzi went to challenge for: both tussled and there was even a clear shirt pull by the San Lorenzo midfielder that could even have been a penalty. However, the Huracán striker got him off with an elbow that sealed his fate.

With his teammate on the ground and showing signs of pain, Orlando Gill rushed over to confront the Globo attacker. When his teammates saw that Ramírez had pulled out the red card, they ran to calm the Paraguayan goalkeeper to prevent him from being sent off as well (he received a yellow card for his reaction).

Before Luciano Giménez’s red card against San Lorenzo, Globo had already received three other red cards in their last two matches:

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