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Former Porto and Inter Milan full-back Alvaro Pereira, who was headed from Estudiantes to Getafe on loan until the end of the season, will see his La Liga start delayed after he was issued an eight-match ban by the Argentinian Football Federation for his role in a brawl during...
Mere days after a preseason fixture between Boca Juniors and River Plate featured five red cards and Carlos Tevez being head-butted, another Argentinian game has had to be prematurely halted due to an outbreak of anarchic violence.
La Plata rivals Estudiantes and Gimnasia managed to get through 55 minutes of their match -- nominally a "friendly" although officially part of the Copa Ciudad de la Plata tournament -- in relatively civil fashion, right up until the point that Alvaro Pereira walloped...
River Plate started Argentina's Torneo final with a 1-0 win over Gimnasia, courtesy of a cracker from Leonardo Ponzio.
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An Argentine referee retired his yellow card during a friendly between Estudiantes and Gimnasia in favour of showing his red for any future foul play.
By the 78th minute of the clash between the Argentine rivals, Carlos Maglio had already handed out eight bookings.
So angry was the official that he spoke to both captains before casting aside his yellow card, threatening to instead punish any...
Five players were sent off in injury time during Arsenal's draw with Gimnasia
