"The highest reported number of players sent off in a single football match is 36 in the Argentine Primera D game between Club Atletico Claypole and Victoriano Arenas refereed by Damian Rubino (Argentina) at the Estadio Rodolfo Capocasa, Claypole, Argentina, on 27 February 2011. All 18 players on each side (11 on-field players and seven substitutes) were sent off following what the referee described in his post-match report as a 'Generalised Brawl'."
"Over the course of a 20-year playing career from 1995 to 2015, Gerardo the Beast' Bedoya (Colombia) was sent off 46 times. The tough-tackling defender/defensive midfielder earned 49 caps for his national team."
The Campeonato Mineiro final between Cruzeiro and Atletico Mineiro resulted in 23 red cards, with Cruzeiro winning 1-0 while receiving 12 red cards to Atletico Mineiro's 11. This prompted comparison to previous records. The 2002 Paraguayan league match between Sportivo Ameliano and General Caballero held 20 red cards. However, the record was significantly surpassed in February 2011 when a match between Club Atletico Claypole and Victoriano Arenas in Argentina's fifth-tier league resulted in 36 red cards—all 36 players from both teams were sent off following a generalized brawl. Additionally, Gerardo Bedoya holds the career record with 46 red cards across a 20-year playing career from 1995 to 2015.
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