Category: South America

The second leg of the Copa Libertadores final started with a spectacular fireworks display

Colombia’s Atletico Nacional beat Ecuadorian underdogs Independiente del Valle 1-0 in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final to win the competition for the first time since the Pablo Escobar funded days of 1989. But before the match even began, there was a celebratory atmosphere and the stands were lit up like the world’s largest firefly orgy.

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Dog on the pitch prompts commentators to bark

A canine pitch invader interrupted a match between Union Santa Fe and Temperley in Argentina, delighting the television commentators so much that they began to bark like dogs.

The dog ran around a bit before one player subdued it with belly tickles and held it until an opponent awkwardly carried it off the pitch and handed it to an official.

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Carlos Tevez has an impressive Bombonera foosball table

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We know Carlos Tevez loves Boca Juniors since he left Europe to return to the club where his career began, but it goes even farther than that. Tevez is now the proud owner of a La Bombonera foosball table that is serious business. All this thing is missing is a tiny Maradona jumping around in the stands.

Meanwhile, in a completely unrelated development, Tevez’s former teammate at Juventus, Paul Pogba, now has Pokemon hair.

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DTotD: Velez Sarsfield player gives opponent a rectal exam during match

Perhaps inspired by Gonzalo Jara’s violation of Edinson Cavani during Copa America, Velez Sarsfield defender Emiliano Amor got a little too personal with Lanus’ Oscar Benitez during a Copa Argentina match.

After lightly punching Benitez in the kidney several times, Amor gripped him like a bowling ball.

The surprise prostate pinch went unpunished, but Lanus went on to advance on penalties.

This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: A chronicling of unfortunate events.