Islam Slimani sees red on a nightmarish night against Grêmio

The Algerian striker was sent off after seeing the second yellow card in a bitter match against Luis Suárez's team

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2023-11-03 11:11:22

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The 31st date of the Brazilian league aimed to be a golden opportunity for a Coritiba that continues fighting for permanence and that had the opportunity to take advantage of its home field to try to surprise Grêmio. Unfortunately, the match did not start positively for the Curitiba team, as Grêmio took the lead on the scoreboard in the 27th minute thanks to a good goal from Mathías Villasanti.

With the intention of making a comeback in the event, Thiago Kosloski decided to give Islam Slimani the opportunity to return to the playing fields, the Algerian striker who already has three goals and an assist in Série A, who returned to a call after overcoming an injury . However, things did not go as expected.

Slimani was sent off for a double yellow and Coritiba continues to sink to the bottom of the table

Going into the second half, Slimani replaced Matheus Bianqui and in the 60th minute, Robson tied the game via penalty kick. However, the joy would not last too long, since in an exchange of pushes and blows in the air, Slimani received his first yellow of the match in the 78th minute. Minutes later, the score would fall to 1-2 thanks to a good goal from Ferreira (83′), a score that would be decisive for the match.

Deux gestes inutiles de Slimani qui lui coûte son premier carton rouge en Brésil #CFCxGRE pic.twitter.com/n6iIrNDEiD

— Chebli Ishaq (@IshaqChebli) November 2, 2023

Probably driven by the helplessness of the moment, Slimani lost his temper in the 85th minute, at which point he struggled strongly with a Gremio defender, knocking him to the ground after pushing his head with both hands.

The referee did not hesitate and gave him the second yellow, thus closing a night to be forgotten for a Coritiba that is still in the catacombs of the Brasileirão table and that continues slowly walking towards a painful relegation.