A La Liga clash briefly turned into a scene from Vinnie Jones’ Mean Machine the other night.
Valencia’s Champions League hopes took a huge blow on Thursday after sharing the spoils of a 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano.
Things turned sour in the match in an incident that saw Valencia striker receive his marching orders.
The Brazilian tried to contest for a high ball in the box when Rayo goalkeeper Tono rushed out and appeared to deliberately punch him two times in quick succession.
A vexed Rodrigo retaliated by sticking his leg out and tripping the shot-stopper, who proceeded to roll around the turf as if he were in agony.
Rodrigo received a red card for his part in the incident, while Tono got away scot-free. While Rodrigo’s reaction was far from commendable, he might have the right to feel aggrieved that no action was taken against the other guilty party.
Check out the controversial incident below.
Hat-tip to Reddit
