People often like to say that a player or a trainer has had their money once an ejection has become inevitable. Atalanta captain Rafael Tolói had something else.
Things reached a head in the 87th minute of a UEFA Champions League match between Atalanta and Club Brugge on Tuesday. Brugge was finishing a 5-2 total victory over the Italian club, a significant upheaval in the first round of the scene with direct tournament.
While the minutes were on the UCL offer of Atalanta, Tolói received a hard contact from the maximum of Brugge de Cuyper out of the limits. Tolói then completely humiliated.
His first reaction was to take the Ballon and Spike de Cuyper in the head with. However, the ball slipped with Tolói’s hand like a cartoon. The throw also pushed Tolói enough unbalanced so that he then fell directly on his face.
De Cuyper then turned his back and jogging, how Tolói charged him and, after having exceeded a referee, slammed it on the ground. He goes without saying that he received a red card.
The match ended a few minutes later. Brugge, the Belgian Pro League champions last year, will advance to face Lille or Aston Villa in the round of 16, with one from Liverpool or Barcelona in the quarter -finals after that.
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