Following his purple card within the sport towards Sevilla, Barcelona starlet Fermin Lopez has been handed a one-match suspension by the RFEF Disciplinary Committee, reviews Mundo Deportivo.
The La Masia graduate, because of this, will miss Monday’s La Liga encounter towards Rayo Vallecano.
What occurred?
Fermin was not a part of the beginning lineup towards Sevilla on Sunday however got here on as an alternative within the second half and had an eventful 15-minute interval on the pitch.
The attacking midfielder scored a vital objective a minute after he got here on to interchange Gavi at half-time, heading the ball into the again of the web.
Nonetheless, near the hour-mark, Fermin was concerned within the thick of issues once more as he went in on an ill-advised deal with on Djibril Sow.
Fermin Lopez was despatched off vs Sevilla. (Picture by Fran Santiago/Getty Pictures)
It was a studs-up problem from the Barcelona starlet and he didn’t get a lot of the ball earlier than taking out the Sevilla participant.
The VAR dialog
Initially, Fermin was proven solely a yellow card by referee Hernandez Hernandez however a session with the VAR modified the state of affairs.
“I like to recommend a evaluation for a possible critical tough play,” stated the VAR official, Carlos del Cerro.
Upon reviewing the footage, Hernandez Hernandez shortly made up his thoughts.
“Sure, he goes with each legs within the form of scissors. It is available in very sturdy, lack of management of the physique. That’s harmful. I’m going to vary the yellow to the quantity 16 for a purple one,” Hernandez Hernandez famous.
The referee then went on to doc the foul on Sow within the official report as follows: “A problem towards an opponent in a ball dispute, utilizing extreme pressure.”
Now, Fermin has been handed a one-match suspension, which follows level one among Article 130 of the Disciplinary Code, referring to violent conduct within the sport.
The youth academy product will miss the match on Monday, seventeenth February, towards Rayo Vallecano at Montjuic.