Universitario couldn't and lost against Corinthians at the Monumental. With the defeat, the cream-colored team said goodbye to the Copa Sudamericana. In the final stretch of the match, the cream players got upset with Ryan Gustavo de Lima and a fight broke out on the field.
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The incident occurred when Ryan scored the second goal for 'Timao' and celebrated by showing his shirt to the crowd. This gesture upset the Universitario players.
Roger Guedes, one of the Corinthians' stars, spoke at a post-match press conference and pointed out that Ryan didn't do well by celebrating in that way, but he understands because he is very young and scored his first goal.
"I apologized (to the Universitario players), our player ended up making a mistake, but he is young. His first goal, he got excited in the celebration. It was our mistake and I apologized to them," said the attacker.
How many players were sent off due to the fight between Universitario and Corinthians?
Due to the fight between the Universitario and Corinthians players, referee Wilmar Roldán sent off Horacio Calcaterra, Matías Di Benedetto, and Piero Guzmán for the cream-colored team.
For the Brazilian team, Ryan and Matheus Araujo were shown the red card. The referee's report is expected to determine the length of their suspensions.