The Appeals Commission of the Spanish Federation (RFEF) has approved the appeal of the Barcelona against the sanction of two parties Leo Messi for his expulsion in the final of the Spanish Super Cup.
“They have rejected the appeal,” RFEF sources told AFP last Friday, so the Barça captain will not be with his team on Sunday in the league game against Elche.
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Messi was suspended last Sunday in the last minute of the extension of the final of the Spanish Super Cup, which won the Barcelona They lost 3-2 to Athletic Bilbao, when they immediately saw red for hitting Asier Villalibre, probably out of frustration.
The referee, who took Messi’s red card after watching the game with the video referee, reflected in the minutes of the match that he sent the Barça captain because he had “ hit an opponent with his arm with excessive force while the ball was in. the game was on, but not away from being played. “
The single match judge imposed two sanctioning matches on the Argentines based on Article 123 of the RFEF Disciplinary Code, which provides sanctions of one to three matches for those who ‘behave violently during the match or as a direct result of a series of the same, provided that the action involves risks but does not have harmful or harmful consequences “.
He Barcelona He appealed against this decision, but his appeal was denied and the sentence dismissed Messi.
The Argentinian already closed his first suspension match on Thursday in the Copa del Rey round of 32 that he Barcelona they won 2-0 in extra time against the modest Cornellà, of 2nd division B, and finish his penalty with the league game against Elche on Sunday.
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