Cuti Romero: FA Accusation & Potential Sanction – Olé

After an irregular start to the season, the Tottenham He is not in his best moment and today he plays in 14th place in the Premier League. However, a new problem was added to the poor sporting results. Cristian Romero, the captain of the Spurs, not only suffered an expulsion last Saturday against Liverpool, but now he could also receive a greater sanction from the FA (the Football Association, which governs English football).

This Wednesday, The English Football Federation formally accused Cuti of “aggressive conduct” due to his gestures towards the referees after seeing the red card against the Reds.. Of course, the Córdoba player will miss at least one game, although that number could rise if a greater disciplinary punishment is carried out. In any case, the defender has time until January 2 to appeal the decision.

The incident occurred on date 17 of the Premier, when the center had an altercation with Ibrahima Konate. After a foul, the Argentine got hooked on the Frenchman and, when trying to get up, his left leg hit his opponent’s chest.. Judge John Brooks understood that the albiceleste player’s action was intentional and threw him off the field. Cuti didn’t like it at all and went to the showers while complaining.

“It was considered that the footballer acted improperly by not leaving the field of play promptly and/or behaving in a confrontational and/or aggressive manner towards the match referee after being sent off in the 93rd minute”the FA mentioned in its statement.

“As for the second yellow card, I saw two big boys competing. Konaté hit Cuti hard. It was a foul, I’ll say no more. His foot landed on Cuti’s head. It’s not a yellow card, I’m not saying that. Cuti reacted. I think it could have been removed, but I also believe it could have not been removed,” he said. Thomas Frankthe Tottenham coach, after the confrontation.

In any case, the London team will compete against Crystal Palace without the Argentine defender the following Sunday and will seek to recover to get closer to the European competition zones.. Located in 14th place in the table, the Lilywhites have scored 22 points and are looking down on the Sunderlandwhich has 27 units and is sixth.