Alan Benítez receives harsh punishment after criminally trampling Maximiliano Falcón

Colo Colo is already classified for the round of 16 of Libertadores Cupbut there was a pending issue in the match against Cerro Porteño on the last date of the group stage. The whites were expecting punishment from Alan Benitezthat of the criminal trampling on Maximiliano Falcon.

Discounts were being played in the tie between Cacique and Ciclón when the Paraguayan hit Falcón. The brutal action was a direct red card, although the match referee had to receive the call from the VAR to only realize the magnitude of the foul.

Peluca suffered a sprained knee and, in fact, has not yet returned to Colo Colo matches. But he now he has the righteousness of him. This Wednesday, the Conmebol Disciplinary Commission reported that Benítez must serve five games of punishment. It was confirmed by El Nacional of Paraguay.

With this, Alan Benítez will miss the two games that Cerro Porteño will play in the Copa Sudamericana playoffs. If the Cyclone advances, they will have three more games to play and could only be available in the quarterfinals. If he is eliminated, he will carry the punishment into the next season and will serve it in any of the Conmebol club tournaments.

The stomp that gave Maximiliano Falcón a tremendous scare

The seriousness of Alan Benítez’s foul on Maximiliano Falcón became clear at the moment the images were reviewed by the VAR in the match that Colo Colo and Cerro Porteño played on May 29. The white defender feared the worst: that it was a ligament injury.

“I started screaming because I was scared because of my cruciate (ligaments), it hurt a lot,” Peluca said after the match. Finally, Colo Colo confirmed a few days later that the Uruguayan suffered a low-grade medial sprain. He should soon return to the Chief’s summons.

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