DAVID LUIZ was back up to his theatrical antics to get a rival player sent off – despite kicking him first.
The former Chelsea and Arsenal defender, 35, is back in his homeland of Brazil playing for Flamengo.
And he proved he still has his pantomime villain role nailed down with his latest piece of drama.
Flamengo were trailing 1-0 to Independiente del Valle in the first leg of their Recopa Sudamericana final.
And with two minutes to go, a frustrated Luiz took a naughty swipe at sub Julio Ortiz as he broke into the Flamengo half.
Ortiz did well to keep his footing but lost control of the ball.
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And he angrily reacted by giving Luiz a shove in retaliation – which the wild-haired defender unsurprisingly made the most of.
The 57-cap Brazilian centre-back, who was booked for his challenge, flung himself to the floor in ridiculous fashion after a gentle swipe and writhed around clutching his face.
The referee immediately brandished the red card to Ortiz as Luiz’s team-mate Arturo Vidal quickly arrived on the scene to only further antagonise the furious Independiente del Valle players, who travel to the Maracana for the second leg on March 1.
But fans on Twitter felt Ortiz was hard done by as they slammed the former world’s most expensive defender.
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One said: “Just suspend that prima donna for the rest of the season.”
Another wrote: “This is just another example of why football is becoming less and less fun to watch. Very unsportsmanlike conduct!”
And a third joked: “They’re probably still resuscitating him right now.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
