Following his red card against Getafe on Monday night, Real Madrid starlet Franco Mastantuono has been hit with a two-match suspension by the RFEF Competitions Committee.The Argentine wonderkid came o...
Following his red card against Getafe on Monday night, Real Madrid starlet Franco Mastantuono has been hit with a two-match suspension by the RFEF Competitions Committee.
The Argentine wonderkid came on as a substitute in the 69th minute against the Azulones but was unable to help his team turn things around.
Instead, he ended up getting dismissed in stoppage time after protesting and lashing out at referee Alejandro Muniz Ruiz.
Two-match ban for Mastantuono
Now, the sanction for Mastantuono after his straight red card against Getafe has now been confirmed.
The Competition Committee has imposed a two-match ban for “attitudes of contempt or disrespect towards referees, directors or sporting authorities, with additional fines in application of Article 52 of the Disciplinary Code (Article 124)”, according to the official resolution.
Real Madrid appealed the red card, but the Committee rejected the club’s arguments and upheld the two-match suspension.
As a result, Mastantuono will now miss Friday night’s La Liga game against Celta Vigo at Balaidos (6 March), as well as the subsequent league clash against Elche at the Santiago Bernabeu on 14 March.
Another appeal rejected
Tchouameni was booked vs Getafe. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, the Competitions Committee has rejected Real Madrid’s appeal to overturn the the yellow card shown to Aurelien Tchouameni during the 0-1 loss to Getafe.
The French international was cautioned by the referee in the 71st minute of the game for a challenge on Getafe midfielder Mauro Arambarri.
Real Madrid appealed against the yellow card, arguing that Tchouameni had touched the ball first and that the contact with the Getafe player was part of normal play.
The Committee, however, dismissed that appeal as well and maintained the booking, although it does not carry a suspension.
Meanwhile, both Dean Huijsen and Alvaro Carreras were also shown yellow cards during the Getafe clash and will miss Friday’s match against Celta Vigo due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
Category: General Sports
