Harsh punishment! Abel Ferreira gets it in the neck, banned for 8 games | OneFootball

Abel Ferreira finds himself in trouble again, and it is all due to his behaviour on the Palmeiras bench. As has often been the case, the Portuguese coach is involved in a "standoff" with Brazilian refereeing. This Thursday, the Superior Court of Sports Justice announced a total eight-match ban for dismissals in the matches against São Paulo and Fluminense.

It should be noted that the former Sporting coach and player was reported to the Superior Court of Sports Justice for misconduct in Palmeiras’ 1-0 win over São Paulo. Abel Ferreira was charged under Article 258 after being sent off for accumulating yellow cards in the 79th minute of the match, due to an insult directed at the referee.

According to reports from the referee of the derby, Anderson Daronco, Abel Ferreira addressed him by calling him “cag**”. The Portuguese coach’s punishment could have ranged from a one- to six-match suspension if imposed. After the official decision, the penalty handed down was in fact the harshest possible for that match, with the other two suspensions coming after the sending-off against Fluminense.

According to information reported by Desporto ao Minuto, Palmeiras will indeed appeal the Superior Court of Sports Justice’s decision, as it considers the punishment completely disproportionate to the facts, with the São Paulo club seeking a stay of the sanction so that Abel Ferreira can remain on the bench until the final decision on the appeal that will be submitted.

In Palmeiras’ opening Copa Libertadores match, Abel Ferreira saw his team prove unable to do better than a 1-1 draw away to Junior Barranquilla at the Estadio Olímpico Jaime Morón León, bringing an end to a run of five consecutive wins. At the same time, at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium, Sporting Cristal beat Cerro Porteño 1-0, allowing them to go clear at the top of Group F with three points, two more than Palmeiras and Junior Barranquilla.

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