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Former Manchester Utd ace Marcos Rojo is bizarrely BANNED from captaining Boca Juniors for a month by Argentina FA after he was sent off for kicking an opposition player in the HEAD against arch rivals River Plate

Former Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo has been handed an unusual punishment from the Argentine FA following his horror tackle last weekend.

The Boca Juniors skipper was shown his marching orders at the end of his side's 1-0 win over fierce rivals River Plate last Sunday at the Bombonera.

In the seventh minute of stoppage time - and just seconds before the end of the game - the 32-year-old launched into a high tackle on Nicolas de la Cruz with a challenge so high, it almost took the Uruguayan's head off.

Marcos Rojo launches into Nicolas de la Cruz with a high boot that saw him shown a red card

Marcos Rojo launches into Nicolas de la Cruz with a high boot that saw him shown a red card

The defender saw red with 30 seconds of stoppage time remaining for a high-studded tackle

Rojo was subsequently given a one-match suspension, but has since been hit with further punishment by the Argentina FA.