:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/HHUFDHY6YFFHZPRYJA4UGUXUZE.jpg "Juan Carlos Osorio, coach of América de Cali, trampled on a youth team from Independiente de Medellín in the Copa Sudamericana | VIDEO | RMMD | SPORT-TOTAL")
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América de Cali won 2-1 at home over Independiente de Medellín, in the preliminary round of the Copa Sudamericana, but then lost on penalties. The duel was very intense, although there were also controversial scenes, such as the one starring Juan Carlos Osorio, DT of the ‘Mechita’: he trampled on Juan Mosquera, a DIM youth.
Everything happened when the 38 minutes of the match were approaching and the score was tied at 1-1, a result that was not favorable for the ‘Red Devils’. From the bench of substitutes of each one of the teams intensity was demanded, given that a new goal was going to change the course of history.
In one of the disputes of the match, the 19-year-old winger Juan Mosquera of the DIM tried to overwhelm the right wing, but he could not overcome the experienced Elvis Mosquera and, due to the impact, he ended up lying outside the field of play at the Olympic Stadium. Pascual Guerrero, at the height of the technical zone of América de Cali.
Juan Carlos Osorio was in that sector and the cameras clearly recorded the precise moment when he raised his left foot to stomp on the right ankle of the promising Independiente de Medellín footballer.
Immediately, Juan Mosquera pushed the coach away and tried to stand up, which led to an exchange of words. One of the referee’s assistants only noticed the discussion and intervened to separate, preventing the scene from becoming bigger. Because of this aggression, Conmebol could sanction ex officio.
