Diego Lainez In recent hours he has been the hero for the Tigersand the villain for the Xolos. The former Betis footballer was the best on his team, he played a great game, but at the end of the quarterfinal match against Tijuana, he was involved in a brawl with several players. And it is that The rout did not sit well with the Xolos, who got into a shoving match with their rival (5-0).
The Tijuana players, angry with Lainez
It all happened with the last goal, the 5-0 score achieved by Juan Vigón in injury time. The celebration of the Mexican midfielder, very close to the Tijuana bench, inflamed the spirits of a team very touched by the ‘little hand’. The Mexican press speaks that Lainez may have provoked him with some gestures and words that his rivals did not forgive him.
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After a series of complaints and pushes, a couple of Xolos players looked for Diego Lainez, to whom they demanded what seemed to be some mockery on his part for the win. In the end, his teammates had to come to his defense against harassment from Tijuana players. Although it could have been the other way around, the referee let the rifi-rafe pass and, after some added time, ended the match without sanctioning anyone.
