After red card, BVB striker Samuele Inácio learns his ban | OneFootball

His appearance did not last very long. In the 74th minute, Samuel Inácio (18) came on during Borussia Dortmund’s 2-0 win over Hamburger SV. Three minutes later, he had to leave the pitch again after fouling Albert Grönbaek (25). Referee Felix Zwayer (45) showed the striker a straight red card.

However, Inácio did not set a record. That was done by Frankfurt’s Marcel Titsch-Rivero (now 36) in the 2010/11 season, when he needed just 43 seconds from coming on as a substitute to being sent off. In the game against BVB (1-3), he had brought down Marcel Schmelzer (now 38) in his own penalty area: professional foul, penalty, red.

Inácio caused more commotion afterwards when he hurled a water bottle at a BVB logo. The Italian forward faced some harsh criticism for that, especially on social media. “The boy is 18 years old and nothing major happened. We don’t need to blow this up when there’s nothing to blow up,” said Niko Kovac (54) in his defense. “He’s Southern European, sometimes emotions get the better of you. That’s normal. He’s a young man.”

“He doesn’t do it on purpose”

For now, though, Inácio will have to watch from the sidelines. On Monday (August 31), the sports court of the German Football Association (DFB) announced the punishment for the 18-year-old. For serious foul play, the DFB handed him a two-match suspension in league play. In addition, the BVB player is also suspended from all other league matches of his club until the ban expires. That also rules out appearances for the Black and Yellows’ U23 or U19 teams.

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Kovac considers the sending-off justified. “You can defend the decision and give the red card,” says the head coach, though he also adds: “But life goes on, he doesn’t do it on purpose and has to learn from it.”

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