Appeal rejected: HSV to play two matches without Vieira | OneFootball

Following his dismissal against Union Berlin, Fabio Vieira will be absent from HSV for two games. The DFB rejected HSV's appeal and confirmed the suspension.

What was already feared has now become a reality: Hamburger SV will have to do without summer newcomer Fabio Vieira in the next two Bundesliga matches. On Tuesday, the DFB sports court rejected the appeal of the promoted team and confirmed the suspension of the Portuguese player.

The trigger was his red card in the away game at 1. FC Union Berlin (0:0) on Sunday evening. In stoppage time, Vieira went into a duel with Leopold Querfeld with an extended leg. Referee Deniz Aytekin decided on dismissal, thus making a decision that was controversially discussed after the final whistle. "I don't see a head hit, Fabio even pulls back. He tries to take the dynamics out," argued HSV coach Merlin Polzin on DAZN, hoping for a lenient penalty.

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However, the coach's wish did not come true. The sports court rated the scene as "rough play against the opponent" and imposed a suspension of two league games on Vieira. This means that the 25-year-old will miss both the home game against 1. FSV Mainz 05 next Sunday (05.10) and the tough away game at RB Leipzig (18.10) after the international break.

Particularly bitter: HSV had according to kicker information tried to reduce the suspension to one game. There was hope because referee Aytekin himself admitted that Vieira had pulled back his leg and "only" hit the upper body area. However, the high dynamics of the duel did not allow for mitigation in the court's view.

The penalty comes at an inconvenient time for HSV. The team's own offensive department is still looking for its punch and will now have to do without its technically best player for the time being.

To add insult to injury, Vieira himself was slightly injured in this action. Although a longer break in training is not expected after initial examinations, his suspension is still a severe setback for the Hanseatic League.

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