Xerxes' Errata

**Posted:** Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:30 pm

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Four red cards and a brawl in Argentina's Friendship Cup

BUENOS AIRES, July 30 (Reuters) - Four players were sent off and a brawl in the tunnel delayed play for eight minutes during a match in Argentina's so-called Friendship Cup at the weekend.

Trouble broke out in the second half on Saturday evening after Gimnasia-La Plata striker Martin Cardetti and San Lorenzo defender Pablo Quatrocchi were red-carded for fighting.
The pair insulted each other as they entered the tunnel with players and officials from both benches then joining in along with Gimnasia security officials, leading to a brawl.

Argentine media reports said San Lorenzo coach Oscar Ruggeri was punched by a Gimnasia official during the fighting.
The teams, who play in first division, returned to the field to complete the game, which ended 0-0.
San Lorenzo finished with eight men as Diego Rivero had been sent off before halftime for a second bookable offence followed by Sebastian Mendez early in the second half.

The Friendship Cup is a warm-up for the Argentine season which starts next weekend.
"It was madness," Gimnasia coach Pedro Troglio told La Nacion newspaper. "I didn't expect anything like this. It was a bad way for a friendly to end."

I think the only way this game could have become even more ironic was if there had been a riot afterwards. Either way, a pre-season friendly with four red cards and a brawl is still pretty funny.

And while I'm on the topic of soccer check out the following video compilation of Marco Materazzi
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5142970568688502787

The guys is like some unholy offspring of Marty McSorely and Bryan Marchment.

And speaking of soccer, next Wednesday I'll be in Seattle watching Real Madrid play which should be cool. I only hope that they bring some of their galacticos along for the game and not their B team like Man United does when they do US tours.