Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Walk-off
The most famous walk-off in Uruguayan football history happened in the derby between Peñarol and Nacional in 1949.
In the first half Peñarol scored twice and Nacional had two players sent off. It is not clear whether it was the players or the chairmen who took the decision, but Nacional did not play the second half and retired.
They claimed the referee was not capable of doing a good job, accusing him of incorrectly awarding the penalty that resulted in the second goal and of punching one of their players.
In the first half Peñarol scored twice and Nacional had two players sent off. It is not clear whether it was the players or the chairmen who took the decision, but Nacional did not play the second half and retired.
They claimed the referee was not capable of doing a good job, accusing him of incorrectly awarding the penalty that resulted in the second goal and of punching one of their players.
