Deportivo Roca’s match at home to Cipolletti in Group One of the Torneo Federal A, the third tier, erupted after two players were sent off following a seemingly innocuous clash in the game on Wednesday.
The Cipolletti defender Marcos Lamolla was initially given a yellow card for a foul on Fernando Fernández, who protested and was sent off.
This led to more protests, a scuffle and Lamolla was given another yellow card and dismissed.
Lamolla then ran the entire length of the pitch, squaring up to Fernández, who was on his way to the dressing room, before being intercepted by a player.
The pair lashed out at each other and that quickly led to a free-for-all with players lunging at each other with flying kicks and punches, before Cipolletti players fled down the inflatable tunnel.
The referee, Facundo Espinosa, said he had sent off 10 more players in the chaos and they would be named in his official report.
“Both teams’ players were disgraceful, they didn’t behave like professionals,” said the Roca coach, Diego Landeiro. “It was a disgrace and it means lots of work down the drain. I’m very bitter.”
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