Racing vs. Boca saw 10 red cards but it's nowhere near the world record

The yearly lucifer to determine the champions of Argentinian shot descended into utter chaos this weekend arsenic the 2022 Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional culminated successful a bewildering flurry of reddish cards.

The crippled sees the Argentine Primera Division champions look disconnected against the Copa de la Liga Profesional winners, with the 2022 variation pitting Boca Juniors against Racing Club, arsenic Boca won some tournaments but Racing finished 2nd successful the league.

The people was locked astatine 1-1 close up until the past fewer minutes of other clip erstwhile Racing midfielder Carlos Alcaraz headed location a melodramatic 117th-minute lucifer winner. Alcaraz past celebrated straight successful beforehand of the Boca fans which sparked convulsive scenes astatine the Estadio Unico.

Despite being moments from sounding the last whistle, referee Facundo Tello was forced to nonstop disconnected Alcaraz and Racing teammate Jonathan Galvan for their portion successful the melee, arsenic good arsenic 5 Boca players progressive successful the ensuing scuffle. This came aft 3 players (two from Boca and 1 from Racing) had already been shown reddish cards earlier successful other time, bringing the afloat full up to 10 dismissals by the extremity of the night.

While it's surely uncommon for the reddish tally to scope treble figures successful top-level shot it is acold from unprecedented, with the 10-card tally witnessed present really ranking arsenic comparatively placid erstwhile compared to immoderate of the all-time highest dismissal counts.

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Portugal vs. Netherlands, Euro 2006 -- 4 reddish cards

The infamous "Battle of Nuremberg" astatine Euro 2006 saw Russian referee Valentin Ivanov administer 4 reddish cards and 16 yellows successful the circular of 16, which is inactive the astir cards shown successful immoderate azygous FIFA tourney game.

Both teams had 2 players sent disconnected from the last infinitesimal of the archetypal fractional onwards arsenic Portugal crushed retired a grizzly 1-0 triumph to scope the quarterfinals.

Borussia Dortmund vs. Dynamo Dresden, 1993 -- 5 reddish cards

The Bundesliga grounds for astir reddish cards successful a azygous crippled is the 5 flashed successful the volatile gathering betwixt Dortmund and Dresden. Matthias Sammer was the archetypal to spell aft picking up a 2nd booking conscionable 29 minutes in. The 9 men of Dortmund past yet ended up beating the 8 men of Dresden 4-0 successful a sparsely populated encounter.

Paris Saint-Germain vs. Marseille, 2020 -- 5 reddish cards

The French league grounds for astir reddish cards successful 1 crippled stands astatine the 5 shared retired betwixt players of PSG and Marseille during a spiky Le Classique derby successful 2020, which besides saw 14 yellowish cards doled retired by referee Jerome Brisard. All 5 dismissals came successful the last infinitesimal erstwhile an altercation involving Alvaro Gonzalez and Neymar sparked a wide brawl betwixt the sides.

Chesterfield vs. Plymouth / Bristol Rovers vs. Wigan, 1997 -- 5 reddish cards

The grounds for astir dismissals successful an English league crippled is jointly held by 4 teams aft Division Two saw 2 abstracted matches culminate successful 5 reds apiece successful the aforesaid calendar year. Firstly, Chesterfield and Plymouth broke caller crushed erstwhile 5 players were sent disconnected successful February's "The Battle of Saltergate" which ended successful a wide brawl aft an incidental that near Argyle goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar lying motionless connected the crushed arsenic players and fans fought astir him.

Just 10 months later, Bristol Rovers and Wigan repeated the feat erstwhile 5 players were expelled astatine Springfield Park, including 4 reds successful the archetypal half.

Barcelona vs. Espanyol, 2003 -- 6 reddish cards

Barcelona clasp galore records erstwhile it comes to LaLiga but 1 of their little illustrious achievements is the six reds shown successful a fractious derby against Espanyol successful 2003 -- inactive the astir reddish cards flashed successful immoderate azygous Spanish top-flight match.

The Catalan clash saw 2 players shown consecutive reds for convulsive play, portion a further 4 were expelled for 2nd yellows. Barca yet won 3-1 contempt having Ricardo Quaresma, Rafael Marquez and Phillip Cocu removed from the transportation prematurely.

Gremio vs. Internacional, 2018 -- 8 reddish cards

The 2018 Copa Libertadores played big to a Porto Alegre derby that exploded into a two-team brawl close earlier the last whistle which saw kicks, shoves and punches rainfall successful arsenic adjacent the substitutes became embroiled, resulting successful 4 players from each broadside being sent off. In different news, the crippled ended 0-0.

Boca Juniors vs Sporting Cristal, 1971 -- 19 reddish cards

Gremio and Internacional's ill-disciplined efforts successful 2018 airy successful examination to the Copa Libertadores all-time single-game grounds for reddish cards, which was acceptable successful the aboriginal 1970s erstwhile a ludicrously tempestuous duel betwixt Boca of Argentina and Cristal of Peru ended with 19 players being fixed their marching orders.

Recreativo Linense vs. Saladillo de Algeciras, 2009 -- 19 reddish cards

Similar scenes of wide upset engulfed the Spanish determination league necktie betwixt Recreativo and Saladillo successful 2009 which saw 19 players sent disconnected amid a immense brawl that yet meant the crippled was abandoned entirely.

The unit was sparked by the referee's determination to nonstop disconnected a Recreativo subordinate which led to some teams piling successful connected each other. The authoritative past chose to nonstop disconnected a further 9 players from each squad aft retreating to the information of his dressing room.

Sportivo Ameliano vs. General Caballero, 1993 -- 20 reddish cards

Paraguayan absorption Sportivo and General Caballero managed to scope 20 reds erstwhile they met successful the league successful 1993. According to reports, a arguable treble sending-off proved to beryllium the catalyst for a ample scrap that lasted for implicit 10 minutes. By the extremity of the fight, the referee had abandoned the crippled aft red-carding each azygous subordinate and unit subordinate involved.

Atletico Claypole vs. Victoriano Arenas, 2011 -- 36 reddish cards

The Guinness World Record for the highest fig of radical reported to beryllium sent disconnected during a azygous shot lucifer stands astatine 36, which you whitethorn announcement is capable to see each azygous subordinate of some team's matchday squad and past some.

The dreadful lawsuit came successful the Argentine Primera D crippled betwixt Club Atletico Claypole and Victoriano Arenas which rapidly saw referee Damian Rubino overwhelmed by the deficiency of subject connected show arsenic the 2nd fractional dissolved from a smattering of nasty tackles into implicit and utter anarchy.

Both dugouts emptied arsenic players, coaches, medics and adjacent fans came to blows connected the pitch, leaving Rubino with small prime but to reddish paper perfectly everybody progressive successful the horrendous warring earlier officially abandoning the match.