🚨 Sevilla to appeal Almeyda’s seven-match ban | OneFootball

Sevilla FC has raised its voice after learning of the severe punishment imposed on its coach, Matías Almeyda. The Competition Committee has sanctioned the Argentine manager with a seven-match suspension following his expulsion in the last match against Deportivo Alavés, a decision that the Nervión club considers disproportionate.

Through an official statement, the Sevilla entity has shown its unconditional support for the coach. Although the club acknowledges and shares the remorse expressed by Almeyda himself after the incident, it emphasizes that the severity of the sanction does not reflect the reality of what happened on the pitch.

Sevilla’s legal team is already working to exhaust all possible avenues of appeal. The goal is to reduce a penalty that would leave the team without its leader on the bench for almost two months of competition, directly affecting short-term sporting plans.

The club insists that, while they deeply respect sports legal authorities, they will firmly defend their rights and those of their professional. They believe that both the number of matches and the interpretation of the events have been excessive.

This situation opens a period of uncertainty at the Sánchez-Pizjuán, as they await whether the Appeals Committee will accept the arguments of a Sevilla side that does not intend to sit idly by in the face of what they call an injustice.

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