Rico Lewis will miss Manchester Metropolis’s subsequent two video games on the Membership World Cup after his ban was prolonged following his crimson card in opposition to Wydad AC.
Lewis sat out the 6-0 win over Al Ain in Atlanta on Sunday after he was despatched off late on throughout the 2-0 win over Wydad in Philadelphia for a problem on Samuel Obeng.
Pep Guardiola mentioned afterwards the crimson card was “pointless.”
Lewis was handed an preliminary one-match ban, nevertheless it has now been prolonged to 3 matches which means the 20-year-old will miss the final group sport in opposition to Juventus on Thursday in Orlando, Florida, and Metropolis’s last-16 tie.
A press release issued by FIFA learn: “The FIFA disciplinary committee has imposed the next sanction on Manchester Metropolis’s Rico Lewis who was despatched off on account of a direct crimson card throughout the FIFA Membership World Cup match in opposition to Wydad AC. Three-match suspension for breach below article 14 paragraph 1 e) of the FIFA disciplinary code.”
A supply has ESPN that Metropolis appealed the choice, however that it was unsuccessful.
It leaves Guardiola with a range dilemma forward of the sport in opposition to Juventus, with Metropolis needing a win to safe high spot of their group.
Lewis is the one pure right-back within the squad, though midfielder Matheus Nunes was used there recurrently final season.
Abdukodir Khusanov began at right-back in opposition to Al Ain whereas centre-back Manuel Akanji has been used to fill in. Pure right-back Kyle Walker isn’t with the squad within the U.S. as he appears to safe a transfer away from the Etihad Stadium.
Metropolis, in response to sources, haven’t dominated out signing a right-back this summer time with Juventus man Andrea Cambiaso one of many names within the body.
