Juventus defender Lloyd Kelly received a straight red card at the beginning of the second half of a Champions League match against Galatasaray as he ‘endangered the safety of his opponent.’
Why was Kelly sent off in Juventus vs. Galatasaray?
The Bianconeri were one goal up, but needed two more to level the score after a 5-2 defeat in Turkey last week.
Kelly went for an aerial duel with Alper Yilmaz and appeared to accidentally land on his opponent’s ankle.
The Juventus defender was already on a yellow card and was shown a second one, but Portuguese referee, Pinheiro, was still urged to the pitchside monitor to review the incident and ultimately decided to show a straight red, infuriating Luciano Spalletti and Juventus players.
UEFA then explained: “Juventus player, No. 6, using his studs, made a strong, unfair contact with the opponent’s left ankle, which clearly endangered the safety of his opponent.”
Kelly stormed off the pitch in anger and kicked a wall as he headed towards the tunnel.
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