Uruguayan hit with six-game ban for attacking opponent

Al Nassr midfielder Estoyanoff chased Nam down the tunnel, grabbed him from behind and threw punches before being dragged away after the Saudi champions' 3-1 home loss to Qatari outfit Lekhwiya on May 6.

Uruguayan hit with six-game ban for attacking opponent

(Reuters)





Nam had scored the second and won a penalty for the third goal in the victory which sent Al Nassr out of the competition.

The suspension will rule the South American out of the group phase of next year's Champions League.

The South American was also fined $10,000 by the AFC. His Saudi club had already fined him an undisclosed amount for the incident.





(Reporting by Patrick Johnston; Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)


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