Fluminense’s precious draw during their visit to Buenos Aires was marred by an action that led to a horrific injury. In an unfortunate move, Marcelo accidentally hurt Luciano Sánchez, who suffered a dislocated left knee after being stepped on by the Brazilian defender.
The former Real Madrid star, who immediately realized the seriousness of the situation, was sent off by Chilean referee Piero Maza, who upheld the decision after reviewing the footage using video refereeing (VAR ).
Although everyone within Flu regretted the injury and expressed their solidarity with the Argentinos Juniors defender, the Rio de Janeiro club will be looking for Conmebol to rescind the red card.
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Fluminense will try to overturn Marcelo’s suspension
According to Globo Esporte, Fluminense will submit a request to the governing body of South American football to lift Marcelo’s suspension. The second leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 will take place on Tuesday August 8 at 7 p.m. (local time) at the Maracanã.
Anyway, on the Tricolor side, they would have little hope that Conmebol would accept the request, given that the decision was quite categorical in being taken on the pitch and validated by the VAR. Therefore, even if they will try, in Rio they already know that they may have to look to reach the quarters without their talented defender. In the event of qualification (the first leg ended in a 1-1 draw), Flu could find themselves facing Flamengo, if Mengão eliminates Olimpia from Paraguay.