Salvatore Foti, who was dismissed following his team’s Italian Cup elimination at the hands of Serie A’s basement team Cremonese, was given a month-long suspension on Friday.
In the final 11 minutes of Wednesday’s defeat in the quarterfinals, Foti was dismissed, and Serie A stated on Friday that the Italian assistant to Jose Mourinho had been suspended for a number of offences.
In a statement, Serie A said that Foti had been banned until February 28 for “repeatedly insulting the referee” Michael Fabbri, “threatening a director of the opposing team” after Cremonese scored their first-half opener and “repeated blasphemy” after being red-carded.
Foti was also sanctioned for hanging around Fabbri’s dressing room after the match and threatening the 39-year-old official
Cremonese are yet to win a league game in their first Serie A season since 1996 but will face Fiorentina in April’s two-legged semi-finals after beating Roma 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico.
Foti will miss four Serie A matches following the ban, including Roma’s trip to Cremonese at the end of the month.
AFP
