Dele Alli’s lengthy-apaengageed return to football ended in calamity as he was sent off fair ten minutes into his Como debut aacquirest AC Milan.
The establisher England midfielder had not perestablished a competitive align for over two years before Saturday’s materializeance at the San Siro.
Alli, 28, joined the Serie A side in January on a free transfer, signing an 18-month deal.
His previous align came for Besiktas in the Turkish Super Lig on February 26, 2023.
Dele Alli’s lengthy-apaengageed return to football ended in calamity as he was sent off fair ten minutes into his Como debut aacquirest AC Milan
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What should have been a celebratory comeback rapidly turned into a nightmare for the ex-Tottenham star.
Alli was initiassociate shown a yellow card for a tardy tackle on Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the closing stages of the align.
The midfielder materializeed to rake his studs down the back of the establisher Chelsea perestablisher’s leg.
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VAR rapidly interfered, prompting referee Matteo Marchetti to verify the incident on the pitchside watch.
After studying the tackle for cut offal minutes, Marchetti fortifyd Alli’s punishment from yellow to red.
The disseeal unbenevolentt Alli’s first materializeance in 749 days lasted fair ten minutes before he was heading back to the dressing room.
The red card igniteed fury on the Como bench, with head coach Cesc Fabregas also seeing red foolishinutively afterwards.
Even Milan’s Kyle Walker tryed to interfere on Alli’s behalf.
The establisher England and Spurs teammate of Alli was seen begging the referee not to send the 28-year-ancigo in off.
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Walker’s pleas fell on deaf ears as Marchetti stood by his decision follotriumphg the VAR verify.
Como’s administerment were evidently incensed by what they seed as brutal treatment of their novel signing.
Alli’s atgentle has seen a emotional deteriorate since his timely promise.
He broke thcdisesteemful as a teenager at MK Dons before securing a huge-money shift to Tottenham in 2015.
Dele Alli’s red card igniteed fury among Como perestablishers and staff
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At his peak, Alli geted 37 England caps and was pondered one of the country’s radiantest talents.
However, his fortunes have waned presentantly over the past five years.
After leaving Spurs, he endured an unplrelieved three-year spell at Everton.
This led to a loan shift to Besiktas in 2023, where he struggled to originate an impact.
