Falcón was sent off along with Paulo Díaz and the president of Cacique announced that they will appeal to have the sanction lifted and allow him to play the return leg.
Updated on 09/18/2024 – 10:25 p.m. ART
© IMAGO/PhotosportFalcón was expelled for the fight with Paulo Díaz and Colo Colo will appeal.
As well as River will not be able to count on Paulo Díaz in the rematch with Colo Colo for the quarterfinals of the 2024 Copa Libertadores, the Cacique will not be able to have Maximilian Falcon. Both were expelled for an unusual clash at the end, but The president of the Chilean club announced that they are considering appealing the red card given to the Uruguayan defender.
“We are considering appealing Falcón’s red card. We will see with our lawyers if we have the time,” confirmed Anibal Mosa. At Albo they argue that the expulsion of their player was not appropriate since he did not do anything and that “This type of expulsion is not seen anywhere”But the truth is that Raphael Claus gave the defenders two warnings. First he warned, then he cautioned and, given the repeated offences, he sent them both to the locker room.
And it didn’t end there. On the way to the locker room they followed her, Falcón invited him to fight and in the mixed zone they grabbed each other again until they were separated. Paulo Díaz’s wife did her part with a provocative post. Beyond everything that happened on and off the field, The intention at Colo Colo is to be able to have one of its pillars in the return match next Tuesday at the Monumental stadium.
Aníbal Mosa and all of Colo Colo complained about the refereeing
The first to open the umbrella was Jorge Almirón in the post-match press conference. Hours later, it was the manager who lashed out at the Brazilian Claus. “It was a disgrace in every sense of the word. Miguel Borja’s stomp on Emiliano Amor is disgusting, anywhere that is a reason for expulsion”Mosa began by saying.
And he added: “We believe that referees should not be protagonists and this man played against Colo Colo. We do not know what his intentions are, but the 42 thousand people witnessed that the guy went to the other side.. I hope that Conmebol takes note of this and that this type of referee does not officiate for a long time because the only thing they do is spoil the show.”.
Mosa stressed that “Despite the referee being against us, we played a very good game” and highlighted: “We stood on equal terms against a tremendous team like River Plate and there were no major differences”. But he fell back on the arbitration and closed: “We had a wonderful venue with a very good crowd, but it was ruined by a referee who left a lot to be desired.”