The Independiente del Valle player tells an anecdote with Vidal and highlights his maneuverability: ‘He tells me to talk to the referee because they send us off’

At the end of February, Flamengo lost on penalties to Independiente del Valle and lost the Recopa Sudamericana final. The team, then managed by the Portuguese Vítor Ferreira, suffered a blow against the Ecuadorians.

The Mengao, who had Arturo Vidal As a starter, he experienced further frustration after losing in the Club World Cup semi-finals and the Brazilian Cup final. The result was profound, as it led to a series of poor results that ended in the coach’s dismissal and the subsequent arrival of Jorge Sampaoli.

The national midfielder expressed his disappointment on the pitch as the partial draw still stood which didn’t serve to level the action. It wasn’t until an agonizing goal from Giorgian De Arrascaeta that they managed to even the series. In this direction, In the preceding minutes, critical moments have been experienced.

Vidal played in action typical of his style and attitude, one that has characterized him throughout his career. The other involved? Mateo Carabajal. The midfielder and the defender jumped up to battle for a ball and when he fell, the Argentine grabbed his head with obvious signs of pain.

The San Joaquin native grabbed the defender’s shirt while he was on the ground. He responded with a slap and a punch in the grass. After getting up, Vidal took him by the neck. Uruguayan judge Andrés Matonte reprimanded both players.

Months later, the defender told his version of the anecdote he had with Vidal. He even assured that he thought he would see the red card after the fight with the Chilean: “The first thing I thought was ‘they kicked me out’ “, he pointed out on his Twitch channel.

“When I fall, Vidal wants to pick me up the wrong way and I react like an idiot. I don’t even remember what I said to him, but when the referee came I shit. I said: ‘the VAR is coming and they are throwing us both out’ “, completed the trans-Andean.

Moreover, he assured that the national went to talk to him with the aim of stopping the fight, as it would lead to bad consequences for both of them: “Vidal picks me up and says ‘that’s it, stay here. We’re going to talk to the referee because otherwise they’re going to send us off’ ”.

Carabajal assured that they had spoken with the judge and that the situation remained only an anecdote: “We went to tell him that everything was fine between us, luckily it ended there. He didn’t go to check it and he showed us both yellow. Everything was left on the ground “, he condemned.