Cliff Notes – Chelsea boss Maresca handed one-game ban for Liverpool red card
- Enzo Maresca has received a one-match touchline ban and a fine of £8,000 after being sent off for celebrating Chelsea’s winner against Liverpool.
- The incident occurred in the sixth minute of stoppage time, with Maresca admitting to a misconduct charge.
- He will miss Chelsea’s upcoming match against Nottingham Forest, describing his reaction as “instinctive” but acknowledging the red card was justified.
Chelsea boss Maresca handed one-game ban for Liverpool red card
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has been given a one-match touchline ban after his sending-off against Liverpool on Oct. 4.
The Football Association said Maresca had admitted a misconduct charge, having been dismissed in the sixth minute of stoppage time in the match after wildly celebrating his side’s winner.
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He has also been fined £8,000 ($10,700).
Enzo Maresca ran down the touchline to celebrate Chelsea’s winner against Liverpool. Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images
The Italian will now be banned from the touchline for Chelsea’s match away to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.
Maresca is reported to have told the Italian media that it had been “an instinctive reaction” and added “but I think [the red card] was worth it.”