Marcelo has been sanctioned by the Competition Committee with three match suspension after the expulsion he suffered yesterday in the Cup match against Elche at the Martínez Valero. The Brazilian is sanctioned with a straight red game that he saw in the extra time of the tie and with two more games for contempt for the referee, which was recorded in the minutes at the end of the game that the Brazilian addressed him saying: “You are very bad.”
Marcelo will serve the three game sanction in the Cup, with which the duel of quarter finals against Athletic in San Mams on February 3 and the hypothetical semifinals in the event that the white team qualified. Since it is not a serious sanction (four matches or more), it is carried out in the same competition. In the case of the Super Cup (red to Gimnez and Militao that prevented them from playing in the Cup) is an exception so that the sanctions do not drag on for a long time.
The Competition resolution regarding Marcelo is as follows. In the direct expulsion section: “Suspend Mr. Marcelo Vieira Da Silva Junior for 1 game, by virtue of article/s 114.1 of the Disciplinary Code and with an additional fine to the club in the amount of 350.00 and 600.00 to the offender in application of article 52 “.
A reaction that has been expensive
In the section on attitudes of contempt or disregard towards referees, managers or sports authorities (117): “Suspend Mr. Marcelo Vieira Da Silva Junior for 2 games, by virtue of article/s 117 of the Disciplinary Code and with an accessory fine to the club in the amount of 700.00 and 600.00 to the offender in application of article 52 .”
On the other hand, the Elche striker, Pears Milla, who was also expelled for a double warning, also He has been banned for one match.