This Sunday, Argentine goalkeeper Esteban Andrada starred in one of the most violent episodes of the season in Spanish football. In added time of the match between Real Zaragoza and Huesca, for matchday 37 of LaLiga Hypermotion, The goalkeeper was sent off after pushing the rival captain, Jorge Pulido, and seconds later he punched him in the face that sent him to the grass.
The match was already full of tension due to the situation of both teams in the table. Zaragoza arrived in the relegation zone with 35 points and Huesca just one position below, with 33. Andrada had been a figure by stopping a penalty in the 7th minute, but Óscar Sielva scored the final 1-0 in the 66th minute, which increased the pressure until the end of the game.
After the attack, a fight broke out between players from both teams. Huesca goalkeeper Dani Jiménez was also sent off for throwing a punch at Andrada, forcing Francho Serrano and Jorge Pulido to take over in the final minutes. The match ended 1-0 in favor of Huesca.
The sanction that awaits you
According to article 103 of the Disciplinary Code of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the sanction that Andrada could receive for the attack ranges from four to twelve games, a shame that in the context of the fight for relegation could be decisive for Zaragoza’s aspirations for the remainder of the season.
The Hypermotion League, the RFEF and the teams involved have not yet officially commented on the disciplinary consequences of the incident, although the video of the attack has already gone viral on social networks, generating a wave of reactions in the world of Spanish and international football. Andrada’s case adds to the list of episodes of violence that have marred several days of European football in recent weeks.
Esteban Andrada, today Zaragoza’s goalkeeper, was EXPELLED, GOING CRAZY AND HIT THE Huesca captain’s face with a PINEAPPLE.
EVERYTHING UNUSUAL. 😳🇦🇷🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/7wfO12gMFi
— Ataque Futbolero (@AtaqueFutbolero) April 26, 2026