Striker given one of quickest red cards in football history as he’s sent off after THREE SECONDS

CRUZEIRO striker Rafa Silva was sent disconnected for elbowing an hostile aft conscionable THREE SECONDS.

The 32-year-old charged astatine Athletico-PR aft they kicked disconnected successful their Brazilian Serie A clash connected Saturday.

As helium stormed towards the antheral successful possession, helium shrugged disconnected 1 Athletico subordinate and past planted an elbow connected another, Kaique Rocha.

The referee stopped play and showed Silva a consecutive reddish paper - 1 of the quickest successful football history.

And it proved costly for Cruzeiro - who are battling successful the apical fractional of Brazil's premier division.

Athletico, who are warring relegation, capitalised connected their antheral vantage to assertion a 3-0 win.

The effect lifts them retired of the driblet zone, portion the reddish paper remained the main talking point.

And fans connected societal media could not get capable of the ludicrousness that was a three-second dismissal.

One said: "Rafa Silva not being arrested is crazy."

Another added: "Rafa Silva, ne'er play again. Go away!"

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A 3rd replied: "Plenty of highlights successful this derby-weekend, but thing beats this."

While a 4th simply responded: "Bizarre."