Coentrao banned for obscenity
29 August 2012 15:24
Real Madrid left-back Fabio Coentrao has been suspended for four matches following his red card in the 2-1 loss against Getafe in La Liga.
The Portugal international did not feature during Madrid's surprise loss, but was dismissed in the closing stages of the encounter after insulting the match official while on the bench.
Coentrao called referee Miguel Angel Perez Lasa 'a son of a wh**e' during the encounter.
The 24-year-old will consequently miss league games against Granada, Sevilla, Rayo Vallecano as well as Wednesday's Spanish Supercopa second leg against Barcelona.
Meanwhile, Barca coach Tito Vilanova has been suspended for two games following his dismissal against Osasuna on Sunday.
Vilanova was sent to the stands in the 70th minute while overseeing his third consecutive win in charge of the Catalan giants, with the match referee reporting that the 42-year-old 'angrily protested a sequence of play during the match after being warned by the assistant referee'.
The former assistant of Pep Guardiola is set to miss matches against Valencia and Getafe, but Barcelona are appealing the suspension.
