Renato Tapia only stayed on the pitch for a few minutes as he was sent off after a few minutes. Video: ESPNO

Renato Tapia suffers a strange expulsion during the draw of the Vigo Celtic 1-1 during their visit to Real society on Date 22 of Spanish league. The midfielder came on after 68 minutes in place of Fran Beltrán and after 7 minutes he saw the yellow card for a heavy kick against Martín Zubimendi. The Peruvian showed his disapproval of referee Miguel Ortiz by shaking his head and raising his arm, a gesture which the judge took as disrespect and showed him the red card, causing the surprise of the ‘on your mind‘, who was outraged and unsuccessfully demanded expulsion.

Coach Carlos Carvalhal had sent the national midfielder with the intention of turning things around, as the locals took the advantage on an early goal from Mikel Oyarzabal (5th). Remaining at 10, they manage to equalize in the last minutes thanks to an own goal by Robin Le Normand (90 + 3 ‘). With this result, the Galician team fell to 14th place and is fighting for permanence in the first division.

Renato Tapia has been suspended for the next date, during which they will receive Real Valladolid next Sunday, February 26. Vigo Celtic He is only 3 points from Valence, team that is in the relegation zone, so he must keep adding to ensure his continuity in the highest category.

It was the second expulsion in the career of the ‘Captain of the future‘, and the first to suffer in Spain. The previous one was on December 21, 2014 when the victory of the Twente 3-2 on Willem II for the Eredivisie of the The Netherlands.

Renato Tapia not having their best time Vigo Celtic, as he was unable to recover the starting central midfield position, which he lost last season to Fran Beltrán. He has played 17 of the 22 games played in this Spanish League. However, he only started nine times.

While these are not bad numbers, they are a far cry from those he achieved in his early seasons, in which he became one of the best midfielders in the tournament and his name was heard in Atlético Madrid.

Despite this difficult moment, the ‘on your mindHe said he felt comfortable in Spain and had no intention of changing the scene: “There’s been a lot of talk, but as I said, I’m very calm and happy here. It doesn’t occur to me to go out, because it’s not the circumstance or the moment, it’s going to happen. At the moment, I’m only thinking about the team,” said he told Radio Marca.

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