Footballer Pepe, of FC Porto, was suspended for two matches on Thursday after his expulsion against Sporting, in the classic that ended the 14th round of the I Football League.
In a match with Sporting’s Matheus Reis, the Porto defender, who saw straight red, was deemed “guilty of violent conduct” in the 51st minute by “attacking an opponent with a punch to the face”, meaning he will miss the next match. two challenges of ‘dragons’.
The punishment imposed by the Disciplinary Council (CD) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) will prevent the defender from facing Leixões, in the League Cup, and Desportivo de Chaves, in the championship, both at Estádio do Dragão on Saturday.
The expulsion ordered by referee Nuno Almeida took place after he was warned by VAR so he could analyze the move. Pepe was also fined 1,200 euros.
Sporting won 2-0 and thus isolated themselves in first place, with 34 points, followed by Benfica, with 33, and FC Porto, with 31.
On the penalty card, the FPF CD is still waiting for clarification regarding Porto’s coach, Sérgio Conceição, and Hugo Viana, sporting director of Sporting, who had a disagreement at the end of Monday’s match.
Source: DN
