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Puebla's José Ignacio Pallas tackles the wrong player during Liga MX match against Guadalajara
(Image: Twitter/Bryan Rice)

VIDEO: Puebla player tackles wrong man in match at Guadalajara

Brings down player without the ball.

https://twitter.com/bricey16/status/1119791937492590594

Puebla defender José Ignacio Pallas tackled the wrong opposition player during Saturday’s Liga MX Clausura match against Guadalajara.

Sliding in on the edge of the area, the Uruguayan brings down attacking right-back José Van Rankin, on loan from Pumas UNAM.

Liga MX: Fin de partido, Guadalajara 1 – 3 Puebla. https://t.co/mfiANvCArO

— CANCHA (@reformacancha) April 21, 2019

This is despite the fact that the man who’s actually in possession of the ball is attacking midfielder Javier Eduardo López.

To make matters worse, other Puebla defenders try to claim a hand ball on Van Rankin’s part and run straight past López in order to appeal to the referee.

https://twitter.com/AlfredoFM77/status/1119813823253270530

This appears to gift López a clear run at goal, although we don’t see the result of that in this clip.

As bad as this shambolic display of defending looks, Puebla did in fact run out 3-1 winners at the Estadio Akron.