Enzo Díaz’s ‘tantrum’ earns São Paulo full-back 30-day ban | OneFootball

Left-back Enzo Díaz will pay a heavy price for his act of fury and indiscipline in São Paulo’s last match before the break for the World Cup, a 1-0 defeat to Remo in the Brasileirão.

The Argentine was handed a 30-day suspension by the STJD (Superior Court of Sports Justice) for kicking and damaging the substitution board used by the fourth official in the match played at Mangueirão on May 31.

The game board damaged by full-back Enzo Díaz (Photo: Reprodução/Premiere)

Punished by the body at first instance, he had the penalty unanimously upheld this Wednesday (10) by the judges of the highest court in Sports Justice.

The incident was recorded in the official match report for the 18th round of the Brasileirão by referee Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro.

“I report that, after the end of the match, while the refereeing team was in its dressing room, we were informed by the match delegate, Mr. Delciraldo da Silva Araújo Filho, that player No. 13, Mr. Enzo Hernán Díaz, of São Paulo FC, kicked the substitution board that was leaning against the booth. We were informed that it was damaged by said kick. We were also informed that the VAR booth observed through footage that the kick was delivered by a São Paulo FC player, but the image was blurred, making it impossible to see the player’s number.”

Enzo Díaz was charged with violating article 219 of the Brazilian Code of Sports Justice (CBJD), which provides punishment for anyone who damages a sports venue, headquarters, or facility of a sports entity. Tried by the Third Disciplinary Committee, the player received the minimum penalty of 30 days’ suspension, a decision later appealed by the São Paulo club, without success.

“In the Prosecutor’s Office’s view, the classification under article 219 was appropriate. The minimum penalty of 30 days may seem high, but the match delegate’s report expressly identifies the player and describes the conduct committed. The record is clear in pointing out that there was a kick to the board, causing damage to the equipment,” reported STJD chief prosecutor Paulo Dantas.

Enzo will also have to pay compensation corresponding to the value of the broken substitution board, estimated at around R$ 6,800.

Reporting judge Luiz Felipe Bulus voted to uphold the conviction and was joined by judges Marco Choy, Mariana Barreiras, Antonieta da Silva, Marcelo Bellizze, and the acting president of the STJD of Football, judge Maxwell Vieira. With the unanimous decision, São Paulo’s appeal was denied, and the 30-day suspension imposed on the player remains in place, to be served only when the Brasileirão resumes.

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