After Inter Milan defeated River Plate 2-0 in Wednesday night’s Club World Cup match, Marcos Acuna unexpectedly ran after Denzel Dumfries in a strange moment. Amidst a tumultuous situation in which spectators were hurling objects onto the pitch, the Netherlands international was making his way down the tunnel. Before things got out of hand, Acuna, who was obviously furious, had to be physically restrained by a number of his teammates, Nicolo Barella, and the Inter manager.
With four points, just one point behind Monterrey and three behind the Champions League finalists, the Argentine team narrowly missed out on moving on from the group stage of the redesigned competition. Goals from Francesco Pio Esposito and Alessandro Bastoni sealed the victory for Inter and handed them a heartbreaking defeat.
Acuna appeared to be the player most prone to lose his temper during the game, and it appears that his teammate Lucas Martinez Quarta’s red card in the 66th minute was the tipping point. The heated altercation that followed the game seemed to be the spark that lit the fire.
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After Quarta was fired, Acuna made it his goal to wind up the Inter players, according to The Athletic. However, he only succeeded in burning his own brain in the process. Watch the incident below to see what they wrote:
Additionally, Acuna got into a brawl with Denzel Dumfries during the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time. Dumfries is a man far too streetwise to become involved in such a completely futile altercation. The referee’s full-time whistle offered Acuna an excuse to return for more, even though Dumfries was grinning as the game went on.
A closer look at River Plate’s previous actions shows that it should not be shocking that the Argentine giants are showing their ugly heads. All of Marcelo Gallardo’s first-choice midfield players were sidelined: Giuliano Galoppo and Enzo Perez were benched after getting two cautions in the first two group games, and Kevin Castano was suspended following his red card against Monterrey on Saturday.
River is well-known for their unconventional, sometimes even criminal, style of play. They often tread carefully or go against the grain. Kristjan Asllani was left limping and shouting after Matias Kranevitter, one of the midfield stand-ins, collided with him just 15 seconds into the game. In a game that saw River Plate accrue 20 fouls and two red cards, it was the first of several flashpoints. It is reasonable to infer that the officials will not be sad to see them go.
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