Mike Maignan, the verdict falls

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By: Manu Tournoux

AC Milan’s French international goalkeeper, Mike Maignan, was handed a one-match suspension following a dangerous outing against Genoa CFC this Saturday in Serie A.

Mike Maignan (28 years old), the French goalkeeper of AC Milan, was guilty of a very dangerous gesture on the Ghanaian striker Caleb Ekuban, during an outing on the lawn of Génoa (0-1) , last Saturday. A terrible mistake which earned the Blues goalkeeper a red card at the very end of the match (90+8′). His teammate in the national team and club, Olivier Giroud, was forced to take over as interim manager in the goalkeepers. Rossoneri during the rest of the meeting.

As confirmed The Team, the former Lille player will be subject to a suspension match. He will therefore miss the reception of Juventus Turin at San Siro on October 22. To compensate for the absence of the native of Cayenne, Milan coach Stefano Pioli should count on the 31-year-old veteran, Marco Sportiello. Note that the transalpine technician will also have to cope without another Habs, Theo Hernandez, suspended for accumulation of yellow cards.

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