What with us all seemingly treated to weekly Youtube videos of player scuffles and terribly robust challenges, playing in any of the top South American league is clearly physically demanding in the extreme.
Judging from this short clip, the officials however are seemingly made from far softer stuff.
Take for instance Chilean linesman Carlos Echeverria who is presumably recovering at home from this vicious tap to the leg suffered during the crunch match between Huachipato and Palestino.
Sagal, do Huachipato, foi expulso por este lance no chilenão. Mas cuidem a REAÇÃO do auxiliar pic.twitter.com/kT5ZpunE9g
— Non Sense Football (@NSenseFootball) December 2, 2015
Some concerned faces after he incident as well……Jesus Christ.
Auxiliar simulando lesão? Ele pode ser punido pela "atuação" no Chile https://t.co/aYWEn5KG1i pic.twitter.com/440qIT9n7w
— Non Sense Football (@NSenseFootball) December 2, 2015