GIF: Edinson Cavani receives bizarre red card after confronting referee
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In a moment that will do little to silence his critics, Edinson Cavani was sent off in the second half of Paris Saint-Germain's 3-1 away win over Lens on Friday.
However, it's hard to blame the Uruguayan striker for this one as no one seems to know why referee Nicolas Rainville pulled out a red card.
After converting a penalty in the 55th minute, Cavani busted out his trademark rifle celebration, which normally goes unnoticed by the officials, but saw him receive a yellow card this time around. He then proceeded to tap Rainville's arm out of genuine confusion, and well, that was the end of Cavani's night.
Note the hilarious reaction to the red card.
(Courtesy: Reddit user "naniii99")
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