Down and Out: Argentine Teams Receive 5 of 10 Red Cards at Club World Cup

In the final round of the group stage of the Club World Cup, River Plate suffered a 0-2 defeat against Inter Milan, finished third in their group and crashed from the tournament.

During the competition, river defenders Lucas Martínez and Gonzalo Montiel were both sent away.

According to statistics after the game, a total of 10 red cards have been spent since the start of the club World Cup of this season of them to players from Argentinian clubs.

In addition to the resignation of Martínez and Montiel, River Plate -midfielder Castaño was also sent late in their previous match against Monterrey. In the meantime, colleague Argentinian side Boca Juniors saw both Herrera and Figal red cards in their opening group stage match against Benfica.

Coincidentally, both river plate and Boca Juniors were eliminated during the group stage of the tournament.

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