The greater irony lay in what happened next. Juventus, despite losing their primary creative outlet for 60+ minutes, went on to win the match comfortably. This perfectly illustrated the ultimate duality of Pirlo’s later career: he was so incredibly important to how Juventus played, yet the team was so well-drilled that they could survive without him. (Conversely, in the 2007 Genoa match, Milan collapsed, losing 2-1 after his sending off).
Violence? Recklessness? Red cards?
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These two moments bookend a fascinating psychological truth about Pirlo: his extreme passivity on the ball was a pressure valve that, very rarely, burst. tarjeta roja directa pirlo
As the corner was cleared, the ball rolled away from the goal line. Pirlo and Albiol were tangled. Witnesses described a frustrated Pirlo attempting to break free. In a motion that looked more clumsy than malicious, Pirlo raised his arm and struck Albiol in the throat/face area. It wasn’t a punch in the Mike Tyson sense, but in the modern era of VAR-less football (though VAR wasn't in Serie A yet at full scale), the intent mattered. The greater irony lay in what happened next
Acumuló diversas amonestaciones a lo largo de sus más de 800 partidos, principalmente por faltas tácticas para frenar contraataques, pero rara vez llegó a la doble amarilla. (Conversely, in the 2007 Genoa match, Milan collapsed,