Brazilian star player and Paris St-Germain forward Neymar has been banned for two games after he received a red in the match against Marseille over the weekend.
According to a report by the BBC, the French football authorities will also investigate Neymar’s accusation of racial abuse.
The match between PSG and Marseille saw as many as five red cards in a very bad-tempered Ligue 1 match on Sunday, September 13.
Neymar received the last red card in the game after he hit Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez.
The Brazilian subsequently alleged he was abused racially by the Marseille defender and called for investigations into the matter by the football authorities.
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Neymar handed two game ban after being sent off against Olympique de Marseille in Le Classique.#beINLigue1 pic.twitter.com/8LjrFHRhdv
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) September 16, 2020
Meanwhile, the defender, Gonzalez has also denied Neymar’s claim outright.
The other four players who saw red on the day also have been banned – with PSG defender Layvin Kurzawa suspended for six matches.
His team-mate Leandro Paredes has been banned for two games – while for Marseille, Jordan Amavi has received a three-match suspension and Dario Benedetto must sit out one game.
PSG – Marseille red cards: 6 game ban for Kurzawa who started the brawl, 3 for Amavi, 2 for Neymar and Paredes, 1 for Benedetto. An investigation has been launched on Alvaro’s alleged racial abuse of Neymar and Di Maria’s spitting incident will be looked at next week. @ESPNFC
— Julien Laurens (@LaurensJulien) September 16, 2020
The governing body of professional French football has confirmed it will investigate Neymar’s accusation and appropriate sanctions or steps will be taken in due time.
