Referee Facundo Tello, one of the officials who will be at the upcoming 2022 World Cup in Qatar, has made headlines after sending off 10 players in Argentina’s Champions Trophy final between Boca Juniors and Racing Club.Per The Guardian, Racing midfielder Carlos Alcaraz sparked a melee in front of the Boca fans with his match-winning goal celebration.Boca took the lead in the 19th minute at the Estadio Parque La Pedrera through Norberto Briasco, but Racing levelled the scores shortly afterwards thanks to a goal from Matias Rojas.No further goals were scored during the opening 90 minutes, meaning the tie went to extra-time.And with just two minutes left before a penalty shoot-out, Alcaraz scored the winning goal, heading Gonzalo Piovi’s cross past goalkeeper Agustin Rossi.Alcaraz’s extended celebration in front of the opposition’s fans angered Boca’s players and pandemonium ensued.World Cup 2022: Dates, Schedule, UK Kick Off Times, Who Has Qualified, Stadiums, Groups, Tickets, Odds And Much More
Video: Carlos Alcaraz's goal and celebration sparks melee
Watch Alcaraz’s goal and celebration here:
Two Boca Juniors players and one from Racing - Sebastian Villa, Johan Carbonero and Alan Varela - had already been sent off by this point.
Alcaraz then became the fourth player to receive a red card, before six - yes, six! - more players followed him down the tunnel for an early bath.
Video: Referee sends off 10 players during Boca vs Racing
Footage of Tello dishing out red cards left, right and centre is extraordinary.
Watch it here:
A total of seven Boca players were sent off during the ten additional minutes of extra-time. Three Racing players were also dismissed.
This has to be one of the craziest ends to a game in football history.
Who is referee Facundo Tello?
Tello, a 40-year-old who has been a listed international referee for FIFA since 2019, has been officiating in Argentina’s top division since 2013.
He was named on the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s Referee List back in May and is one of six South American referees travelling to the tournament.
Per the Daily Mail, Tello has dished out 612 yellow cards and 45 reds during his 118 matches in Argentina’s Primera Division.
Soccer Football - World Cup - South American Qualifiers - Colombia v Bolivia - Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Melendez, Barranquilla, Colombia - March 24, 2022 Bolivia's Luis Haquin is shown a yellow card by referee Facundo Tello REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
In September, Tello sent off three players and issued a further six yellow cards during a fixture between Racing and Club Atletico Platense.
Make a note of the World Cup games that Tello is taking charge of this winter. It seems we’ll be guaranteed some drama.
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