With the score was tied at 1-1 and Mascherano got injured in the 87th minute. As he was being carried out of the pitch in a motorized cart, the Argentinian blatantly kicked the driver of the cart. The match official showed him the red card for the kick and a furious Mascherano had to be led off the pitch by his team-mates.
Later, the Barcelona player took to Twitter to apologize for the incident. His tweet read:
“I really apologize for the reaction I had, nothing justifies this. Great team work and effort!!”
“One preaches non-violence in our country, and in this I was mistaken. My reaction is not justified. I feel ashamed. The stretcher was going too fast and I was about to fall. I warned him (the driver) and he ignored me, but what I did was not justified. I’m big enough to admit mistakes. I’m embarrassed, and saddened.”
Here’s a video of the incident:
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