Overview
- Sanctions total six games: one for the red card, one for unsportsmanlike conduct, and four for insulting the match official.
- Sevilla’s appeal with video evidence was rejected after the committee found no manifest error in the referee’s account.
- The report says Marcao confronted Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz at close range, used an insult, and kicked a ball in the fourth official’s area.
- Coach Matías Almeyda received a separate one-match ban for a double caution in the same match.
- Reports project Marcao’s return on February 15 against Alavés, with Sevilla set to face Levante, Celta Vigo, Elche, Athletic Club, Mallorca and Girona during his absence.