The referee was supposed to work in the Champions League match this Tuesday (01/10), but UEFA removed him after the accusation of having threatened the Kuwaiti athlete
UEFA has expelled Fábio Maresca from the refereeing team in the match between PSV and Sporting, in the Champions League, which will take place this Tuesday (01/10). The Italian would be the fourth member, but was removed from the list after being accused of threatening to kill a Kuwaiti player last week.
The episode allegedly occurred during an argument between Maresca and Al-Arabi midfielder Khaled Al-Murshed, during the 2-0 defeat against Al-Kuwait in the local championship.
After the match, the player went to file a complaint against the referee with the Kuwaiti police. By the way, Khaled Al-Murshed assured that he had witnesses and video evidence of Maresca’s death threat. His club, Al-Arabi, filed the complaint. The case was made public by the Italian newspaper “Gazzeta dello Sport”.
According to the vehicle, the Italian arbitration association expressed outrage at the event. Mainly for the good relationships, including collaboration, that it maintains with federations of other countries.
The Italian Football Federation, in fact, has not yet taken a position on what happened. Fábio Maresca had already been criticized at the beginning of the season for his poor performance in the match between Milan and Turin in August in Serie A. Therefore, as punishment, the referee was reassigned to matches in the Italian Second Division. .
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Source: Terra
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