Sergio Ramos collects his first dismissal in Mexico. While the opposing trainer scolds, the Spaniard takes it with humor.
After just four league games in Mexico, Sergio Ramos flew off the pitch for the first time. In the 3-1 victory by his team CF Monterrey against Unam Pumas, the 38-year-old saw the red card for a bad.
The game was actually almost over, but the 2010 world champion could not master himself in added time and followed against the opposing striker Guillermo Martínez. The referee immediately pulled out red.
Sergio Ramos saw his first dismissal in Mexico
Ramos-Ellbogenschlag without consequences
The Spaniard, already captain with his new team, took his dismissal with humor. “It was clear that I couldn’t leave this league without a red card,” wrote Ramos at X and sent the post with a winking emoji.
He was even lucky. Because he should have already flyed off the pitch. Because even in the initial phase, Ramos noticed negatively. Apart from the referee Ismael Rosario López, he missed his opponent Pablo Bennevendo with his elbow. The VAR does not take it in either.
Puma’s trainer Efrain Juarez was mighty. The coach raged: “As a foreign player in this league, you are expected to be a role model. Protecting Mexican football is of great importance. I think your captain should have received a red card in the 20th minute. No matter what his name is, it is expected in the field as a model. We have to take on all responsibility, because these moments are not only frustrating, they are really devastating for our sport. ”
Juarez particularly crouched the elbow stroke. Because of all people, Bennevendo had said before the duel that Ramos was his idol. “This behavior is not in harmony with my values, and I cannot cheapen it in our football culture. It is disappointing when a player who has announced that it would be an honor to compete against such a figure in the end. “