Video: Enner Valencia received the first red card of the Copa América against Venezuela :: Olé Ecuador

The thing is that, after a great collective play by Ecuador, Kendry Páez opened on the left and, after a cross from Piero Hincapié, had an unbeatable chance to open the scoring in front of the goal. However, Venezuela’s goalkeeper, Rafael Romo, had a spectacular hand and He avoided the first goal for Félix Sánchez Bas’s team in the tournament. Then, the unthinkable…

On the rebound, with the ball in the six-yard box, the 34-year-old forward raised his leg high and hit José Martínez squarely in the chest.who quickly felt the impact and was left lying on the ground for several minutes. Roldán was called by the VAR and did not hesitate to change the first decision: he annulled the yellow card and sent off Valencia.