Yerry Mina starred in confrontations with several of his rivals on the afternoon of Monday, February 5, 2024 – credit ESPN
Yerry Mina officially returned to the competition. The defender was part of Cagliari’s starting lineup in the duel against Roma, thus marking his debut with the team led by Claudio Ranieri, which remains in the relegation zone in the Italian championship.
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The centre-back, who was officially presented on February 1 as a new player in the team in which the Uruguayan Nahitan Nández plays, was part of the line of three defenders that his coach arranged to face the capital team, which includes the Argentinians Paulo Dybala, Leandro Paredes, as well as the Belgian Romelu Lukaku.
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Despite starting with good deliveries, the Caucano suffered the first goal against his team in the second minute of the game. Lorenzo Pellegrini sent the ball to the back of the net after a confusing action in the area, in which the Colombian national team player was present.
With the score against, Mina began to be more involved in her team’s collective game. In fact, in an action in which he tried to intercept the ball, the center-back starred in the first confrontation of the match.
The Belgian Romelu Lukaku looked for the ball after a long pass, but the Caucano got in his way. In the midst of struggles between the Colombian and the burly ex-Inter attacker, Mina fell to the ground, but not before receiving a recrimination from his rival.
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After hearing the forward’s words, the Caucano stood up and confronted him. In fact, it was necessary for the match referee to separate both players in order to avoid conflicts 18 minutes into the first half.
Yerry Mina faced Romelu Lukaku in the duel against Roma – credit ESPN
This action did not escalate and the mood between the forward and the defender calmed down. However, the actions in which the Colombian was involved did not stop during the entire time he was on the field.
When the score was already 2-0 in favor of those led by Danielle De Rossi, the defender received a ball near his area when he had the mark of Leandro Paredes, an Argentine midfielder present that night of the Copa América semifinal between Argentina and Colombia , in which Mina won the rejection of the albiceleste players.
The Caucano managed to give the pass to his goalkeeper seconds before being attacked by Paredes, who quickly left the area once the referee whistled a foul. Clearly upset, Yerry Mina got up in search of the Argentine, but was held back by Paulo Dybala, who tried to calm him down.
However, and even though the Colombian seemed to calm down after what happened, the television cameras managed to capture Paredes pointing at his private parts, as a clear provocation to the defender who arrived in Cagliari from Fiorentina.
Yerry Mina clashed with Leandro Paredes in Roma vs Cagliari – credit ESPN
For the second half, things were not very different. Yerry was involved in several strong play actions and was even involved in Roma’s fourth goal, losing his mark on a corner kick.
After being immersed in controversial actions, the Colombian defender was substituted around the 67th minute, but not before starring in a new action that generated repudiation among the local fans. When he was preparing to leave the field, Yerry Mina reacted with applause to the multiple whistles from the Roma fans, who saw him off with boos.
Cagliari fell 4-0 and is in 18th position in the Italian League, a direct relegation position to the second division of football in that country. His next rival will be Lazio, in a match that will take place from 9:00 am on Saturday, February 10, in which Mina could have minutes.