AVS midfielder Luis Silva has been preventively suspended for allegedly using racist abuse in the 1-0 defeat to Tondela in the last round of the II League, according to a statement from the Disciplinary Council (CD) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). .
A source familiar with the process confirmed to Luse this Friday the 31-year-old’s automatic suspension for racist remarks towards South African Yaya Sithole, which led to his sending off, at 90+5 minutes of the 34th match. , second level travel.
In its CD statement, the FPF announces the start of the process as a matter of urgency, without specifying the reason, determining that the preventive suspension cannot last more than two official games.
The same source contacted by Lusa also confirmed that the process has already been transferred to the Committee of Instructors (CI) of the Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP).
Thus, Luis Silva could miss the matches between ABC, third in the II League, against Portimonense, 16th and penultimate in the Second League, on Saturday in Portimão and, on the 2nd, in Vila das Aves, in the play- off exit to the main echelon.
According to Article 159 of the LPFP Disciplinary Regulations, “players who commit conduct that violates human dignity on the basis of race, colour, language, religion, ethnic origin, gender or sexual orientation are punishable by a sanction of suspension, which is set between a minimum of two months and a maximum of two years and, in addition, with the sanction of a fine ranging from a minimum of 25 to a maximum of 125 UC. [entre 2520 e 12.750 euros; 102 por cada unidade de conta]”.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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