The Appeals Committee of the Spanish Federation (RFEF) dismissed the appeal lodged by Barcelona against the sanction of two parties to Leo messi for his expulsion in the Spanish Super Cup final.
“They rejected the call,” RFEF sources told AFP on Friday, so the Barça captain will not be with his team on Sunday in the league match against Elche.
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MESS was sent off last Sunday in the last minute of the extra time of the Spanish Super Cup final, which Barcelona they lost 3-2 to Athletic Bilbao, when they saw red directly because they slapped Asier Villalibre, probably out of frustration.
The referee, who took a red card from Messi after seeing the game with the video referee, reflected in the minutes of the match that he sent off the Barça captain for “hitting an opponent with his arm using excessive force while the ball was in play, but not the distance to be played. “
The single competition judge imposed two penalty matches on Argentina under Article 123 of the RFEF Disciplinary Code, which provides for penalties of one to three matches for those who behave “violently during the game or as a direct consequence of any set as well, provided that the action creates risks but does not produce harmful or harmful consequences ”.
He Barcelona He challenged that decision, but his appeal was also dismissed MESS.
The Argentine has already finished his first suspension match on Thursday, in round 32 of the Copa del Rey, the match he ended Barcelona they won 2-0 in overtime at the modest Cornellà, in the 2nd B division, and will complete their punishment with the league match against Elche on Sunday.
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