Fernando Hernández, referee who gave a knee last Saturday to the Argentine Lucas RomeroLeón midfielder, received 12 game punishments for this action that occurred in the duel Between the Lion and the America on the thirteenth day of the Clausura 2023 Mexican soccer tournament.
The sanction of the FIFA referee was announced on Tuesday by the Disciplinary Commission of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) in a press release. “Fernando Hernandez Gomez, central referee of the match, is sanctioned by the Disciplinary Commission with 12 games suspension, for violating Article 30 subsection g) of the FMF Sanctions Regulations, by engaging in violent behavior against a player,” explains the FMF entity.
Hernández will miss the remainder of the Clausurawhich from this Friday will play its day 14 of 18, and the start of the next tournament.
“To the fans and the public in general, I apologize, as well as to @lucas_romero29 for my reaction yesterday; I would never attack him or any other player. Aware of this, I will abide by the resolution that the Commission Disciplinary take accordingly”, the judge apologized last Sunday on his social networks.
The Commission began an investigation last Monday and after less than 24 hours revealed the sanctions for the arbitrator and also that of Rosemarywho for “violating the principles of sportsmanship and “‘Fair Play'” when fighting with the refereeing body of the match will be off the pitch for two games.
The Disciplinary Commission also sanctioned the coaches of León and AméricaNicolás Larcamón and Fernando Ortiz, respectively.
The strategists will have a two-game sanction for starring in a fight in the match, in which Ortiz tore Larcamón’s shirt and for which Hernández sent them off.
“Both clubs are warned about the future conduct of their players and coaching staff, since in the event that this type of action is committed again, the Disciplinary Commission may impose more severe sanctions against them,” the commission stated in the note. press.
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