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<\/p>\nA bizarre clash between wind-up merchants Diego Costa and Gary Medel has left fans salivating.<\/p>\n
Former Atletico Madrid and Chelsea forward Costa and ex-Inter Milan and Cardiff enforcer Medel are now rivals in the Brazilian top flight. Costa plays for Botafogo, who currently top the table, while Medel is with Vasco de Gama, with the sides meeting in a feisty encounter on Monday. <\/p>\n
Naturally, the pair were in the thick of the action. At one stage in the second half, Costa confronted the referee over a decision, prompting Medel to get involved.<\/p>\n
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Costa then took umbrage to Medel sticking his nose in, briefly squaring up to the Chile international, who then broke away from the spat holding his nose, seemingly to suggest there was a pongy scent coming from his foe. To underline the point, he then theatrically flapped his hand in front of his nose.<\/p>\n
The incident was lauded by fans, with one declaring: \u201cBrazilian league be cinema.\u201d Another quipped: \u201cTwo mad men.\u201d A third added: \u201cGary Medel is so funny, bro. Always in a fight. He finally met his match, and all he does is mock him?\u201d Another declared: \u201cThis is a generational fight.\u201d <\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, a fifth added: \u201cBox office stuff.\u201d Another pointed out: "That\u2019s not the first time someone\u2019s said Costa has bad breath."<\/p>\n
Medel was celebrating later as lowly Vasco secured a 1-0 win thanks to Paulo\u2019s first half goal. Costa is renowned for his hothead behaviour over the years, including one occasion where he called a referee\u2019s mother a w*****. The 35-year-old was in the midst of the feisty Atletico Madrid and Barcelona encounter when he unleashed the taunt \u2013 and his words towards the official saw him disciplined by the Spanish Football Federation. <\/p>\n
Referee Jesus Gil Manzano\u2019s post-match report read: \u201cIn the 28th minute, number 19 \u2026 Diego Costa was sent off for the following reason: saying to me loudly, in the following terms: \u2018I s**t on your w**** mother, I s**t on your w**** mother!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n