Wilmar Roldán was one of the main protagonists of the match between Boca Juniors and Cruzeiro in the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana round of 16. With just 9 seconds gone, the Colombian referee sent off Luis Advíncula of the Argentine team for a hard tackle on Lucas Romero. Of course, this decision by the main referee was very important for the Brazilian team to equal the series (2-2 on aggregate).
Following the decision to give Advíncula a red card and the corner kick he awarded to the home team despite the ball appearing to have gone out earlier (in the second goal), Sergio Romero was critical of referee Roldán. Now, was it really the Colombian’s fault that Boca Juniors was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Conmebol Copa Sudamericana? The history of the ‘Xeneize’ says otherwise and exposes the squad.
Roldán sent off Advíncula for his foul after 9 seconds.
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In addition to Wilmar Roldán’s expulsion of Luis Advíncula, the red cards that expose Boca Juniors
Although for many Boca Juniors fans Wilmar Roldán was the main culprit for the team’s elimination, the fact is that this is not the first time that the ‘Xeneize’ has been sent off in an important match. It already happened in the last Copa Libertadores final against Fluminense and there are other precedents that indicate that this already seems to be a common occurrence in the Buenos Aires team. The Colombian referee, in this case, is just one more.
Other important expulsions suffered by Boca Juniors in recent years:
Wilmar Roldán in the 2023 Copa Libertadores final.
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Marcos Rojo: He was sent off in the 2023 Copa Libertadores semi-final against Palmeiras and missed the final. Boca Juniors missed their captain.
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Frank Fabra: he received a red card for slapping a Fluminense player in a childish manner during the 2023 Copa Libertadores de América grand final.
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Marcelo Saracchi: just 13 minutes into the first half, the Uruguayan made a tackle in the duel between Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata for the 2023 Argentine Cup and they also lost on penalties.
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Other previous expulsions: in 2018 Wilmar Barrios in the Libertadores final against River Plate and in 2021 Frank Fabra against Santos stepped on an opponent on the ground.
