A Night to Remember at the National Stadium
Thursday night marked a memorable evening at the National Stadium. Sporting Cristal and River Plate treated us to an exciting match in the fourth round of the Copa Libertadores. Although the game was full of emotions throughout the 90 minutes, it ended in a 1-1 draw, leaving both teams at the bottom of the table.
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Just when it seemed like the game was coming to an end, a heated argument broke out between both teams, resulting in Salomón Rondón receiving a red card. After the incident, many fans of the 'Millonario' wondered what the striker did to warrant the punishment. It was later revealed by an Argentine media outlet that he assaulted a legend of the rimense club.
El Gráfico presented a video showing the Venezuelan losing his temper and delivering a powerful punch to Jorge Soto's face. It appeared that Soto was simply trying to calm the situation amidst the exchange of words between both sides.
As seen in the video, the Celestes players immediately tried to retaliate against the experienced attacker, but the situation didn't escalate further as more people intervened to separate them. However, the Argentine player with the number '25' couldn't escape the red card, which will prevent him from playing against Fluminense in the next match.
Finally, it is important to mention that after the intense brawl between players of Sporting Cristal and River Plate, it was revealed that there were no other expulsions besides Salomón Rondón's aggression towards 'Camello' Soto.
When Does Sporting Cristal Play in the Copa Libertadores?
Sporting Cristal will play their next Copa Libertadores match on Wednesday, June 7 against The Strongest at 21:00 hours (local time), in the penultimate round.