Thursday, 31 January 2019

Roma’s Dzeko sent off for appearing to spit at referee in 7-1 loss to Fiorentina

• Juventus also eliminated from Coppa Italia by Atalanta
• Barcelona hit Sevilla for six in Copa del Rey comeback

Roma were thrashed 7-1 at Fiorentina and had forward Edin Dzeko sent off after apparently spitting at the referee, while the defending champions Juventus also lost in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Federico Chiesa scored his first career hat-trick as Fiorentina raced into a 4-1 lead before Dzeko was shown a straight red card in the 72nd minute after arguing with referee Gianluca Manganiello and then appearing to spit at him. The Bosnian could face a lengthy ban if Manganiello confirms he was spat at in his official match report.

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from Football | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2MFuYLG

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