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

El Globo is playing with one less due to the red card to Luciano Giménez, who reacted 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 an elbow to Ignacio Perruzzi at the 25th minute of the first half of the classic match between San Lorenzo and Huracán at the Nuevo Gasómetro. The forward from Globo reacted against the Ciclón player after a struggle, 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 visiting attacker's attitude to leave 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 from a long ball that Giménez and Perruzzi went to fight for: both struggled, and there was even a clear shirt grab by the San Lorenzo midfielder that could have even been a penalty. However, the Huracán forward got rid of him with an elbow that condemned him.

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

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

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