Colo Colo wants to have Arturo Vidal for his “final” with Cerro Porteño in the Copa Libertadores, so they will appeal the midfielder’s expulsion against Alianza Lima.
Arturo vidalsteering wheel Colo Colohad a bittersweet game in the 1-1 draw against Lima Alliance by group A Libertadores Cup.
The ‘King’ scored the tie when the defeat in Peru seemed doomed but, in the final seconds of the match, He was sent off for a double yellow after a handball near the alba area.
Due to the above, the two-time champion of America with La Roja was ruled out for the “final” against Cerro Porteño on the last date of the group stage, where the ‘Cacique’ will play his final chance to advance to the round of 16.
But in Colo Colo they trust in reversing the sanction. This was confirmed Daniel Moronsports manager of Blanco y Negro, who said that they will appeal the second card received by Vidal.
“Let’s see the images. Generally this is a yellow card where the player throws himself with his body, is not looking at the ball and has his back turned.”Morón defended the player.
“Unfortunately, it is very difficult for Conmebol to appeal these types of cards. But we are going to manage it,” added the leader, anticipating that it will be difficult to see Arturo Vidal against Cerro Porteño for Libertadores.
In closing, Morón insisted that “We are going to cut the images and see if we can be lucky that they can see it. If you consider that it is a poorly applied yellow, welcome.”.
It is worth mentioning that Colo Colo ended up with 5 points, the same as the Paraguayan team. However, the next rival of the albos must visit the leader Fluminense (8) this Thursday.
