Expected against Chelsea on Sunday during the final of the Club World Cup, Joao Neves is fixed on his a priori fate.
Symbol of the helplessness of PSG against Chelsea, on Sunday at the Metlife Stadium, in the final of the World Cup clubs, Joao Neves lost his nerves at the end of the game. Like his coach Luis Enrique who at the final whistle brought a blow in full scuffle with the striker of the blues Joao Pedro, the young Portuguese split a bad gesture against Marc Cucurella.
After a first spanish taking with the Spanish international who tried to save time while staying on the ground a few minutes earlier, Joao Neves fell in the 85e Minute, pulling the hair from his vis-à-vis. Result, after consulting the Var by the referee, a logical red card. For a potential to come?
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If we believe the FIFA regulation enacted for this club World Cup, the Lusitanian international should not be worried. “” In accordance with article 74 of the FIFA disciplinary code, and without prejudice to any other sanction that may result, any suspension of match following exclusion (due to a direct or indirect red card) or to several warnings addressed to a player or an official (the) in different matches of the competition is not postponed to another competition. »»
Joao Neves suspended in four years?
In other words, this expulsion suffered against Chelsea should not lead to any suspension of the player for the next PSG deadlines. Namely the European Super Cup against Tottenham on August 13, then the resumption of Ligue 1 from August 17 in Nantes. These trophies and competition dependent on UEFA and LFP respectively.
Joao Neves, on the other hand, could be deprived of one or more matches of the next edition of the Club World Cup in four years. A tournament that PSG is guaranteed to play under its recent success in the Champions League. As a reminder, his teammates Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernandez, who saw red in the quarter -finals against Bayern, received a suspension of two matches.
