Inter's Melo gets three-match ban for kung-fu kick

The Brazil international received a straight red card for the 90th-minute incident that came moments after he had given away a penalty for a foul on Sergej Milinkovic-Savic on Sunday.

Inter's Melo gets three-match ban for kung-fu kick

(Reuters)





The penalty was missed but Antonio Candreva scored on the rebound to secure 10th-placed Lazio a 2-1 win over table-topping Inter.

"Unfortunately Melo did two stupid things," coach Mancini told Sky Sport Italia after the match.

Melo now misses Serie A games against Empoli, Sassuolo and Atalanta.

He has been sent off twice this season. "Yes, I'm a nasty player and that is my strength," said Melo when he arrived at Inter from Galatasaray earlier this year.





(Reporting by Bartosz Dabrowski in Gdynia)


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