🎥 São Paulo forward sent off 30 seconds after coming on

🎥 São Paulo forward sent off 30 seconds after coming on

The first half of Wednesday’s (13) Juventude vs São Paulo match, the second leg of the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil, had the refereeing in the spotlight at Alfredo Jaconi.

Calleri and Rodrigo Sam were the first "main characters" after exchanging "pleasantries."

Then came Ferreirinha’s sending-off, just after he had been brought on by Roger Machado.

See what happened below.

Did the ref get it right?

The battle for position between Calleri and Rodrigo Sam after a ball played forward by Sabino ended with both on the ground in the 35th minute of the first half.

And the Juventude center-back had a bloodied mouth after being struck by the Argentine.

The captain of the team from Jaconi, wearing No. 34, was furious that the São Paulo forward was not shown a card.

Then, in the 37th minute, Rodrigo Sam got his "payback," hitting Calleri on the neck.

That resulted in a yellow card for him.

Was it really a red?

Luciano had already been feeling pain in his right leg and was substituted in the 44th minute.