Lucas Paquetá forces his own dismissal against Liverpool FC. The departure is bizarre.
Lucas Paquetá bizarrely forced his own dismissal in the defeat against Liverpool FC (0-2).
The West Ham United professional loudly complained to referee Darren England after a foul by a teammate on Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai and was initially shown a yellow card for it.
Lucas Paquetá leaves the field
But Paquetá hadn’t had enough: The 28-year-old responded to his warning with an aggressive tirade, which referee England initially didn’t want to hear and repeatedly sent Paquetá away.
Paquetá continues to rant
The Brazilian was so next to himself that even his compatriot Alisson Becker – Liverpool’s keeper – stormed out of his goal to calm him down.
But that didn’t help: Paquetá continued to rant and was finally shown the yellow-red card, although England had warned him several times. While the midfielder went to the dressing room, he applauded mockingly.
Paquetá has been playing for West Ham since 2022. This season he has made 13 competitive appearances (four goals).
In 2023, he almost ended up at Manchester City, but investigations into possible involvement in match-fixing caused the transfer to collapse. The accusation: Provoking yellow cards to favor closed bets by third parties.
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