Soccer-Zaragoza keeper Andrada handed 13-game ban after derby punch


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA Club World Cup - Round of 16 - Borussia Dortmund v CF Monterrey - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - July 1, 2025 CF Monterrey's Esteban Andrada shakes hands with Borussia Dortmund's Jobe Bellingham after the match REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

April 29 (Reuters) - Real ⁠Zaragoza goalkeeper Esteban Andrada will serve ⁠a 13-match suspension for punching an ‌opposition player after a sending off during Sunday's 1-0 derby defeat by Huesca which led to ​a mass brawl, the Spanish ⁠Football Federation (RFEF) said ⁠on Wednesday.

Andrada received a second booking in the ⁠99th ‌minute, but instead of leaving the pitch he ran and ⁠punched Huesca captain Jorge Pulido in the ​face, ‌sparking a brawl, and had to be ⁠restrained ​before being escorted by State Security Forces to the dressing room.

The RFEF's Disciplinary Committee ⁠ruled the offence warranted the ​maximum 12-match sanction, along with the automatic one-game suspension for the 35-year-old's sending off.

Huesca keeper ⁠Dani Jimenez, who was then sent off for punching Andrada during the melee, was given a four-match suspension.

Zaragoza's Dani Tasende, ​who received a red ⁠card for kicking an opponent in the ​leg following a VAR ‌review of the brawl, ​has been handed a two-game suspension.

(Reporting by Trevor StynesEditing by Christian Radnedge)

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