Vidal will miss the games against Argentina at home and Bolivia in La Paz on Thursday, January 27 and Tuesday, February 1, in that order.
FIFA reduced the sanction imposed on midfielder Arturo Vidal to two suspension dates for the kick he gave defender Félix Torres in the face in the duel that Ecuador beat Chile 2-0, for date 14 of the Qatar 2022 qualifiers , which was played on November 16, at the San Carlos de Apoquindo stadium.
The highest entity in world football imposed three days of disqualification for the midfielder, but the National Association of Professional Football (ANFP) immediately filed an appeal to achieve a reduction in the punishment.
Vidal will miss the matches against Argentina at home and Bolivia in La Paz on Thursday, January 27 and Tuesday, February 1, in that order, in the race to the World Cup.
He will be eligible for the away match against Brazil, scheduled for March 24. Chile will close the tie at home against Uruguay on the 29th of the same month.
“The FIFA Appeal Committee agreed to reduce the sanction imposed by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on Arturo Vidal from three to two games,” El Deportivo publishes, the sports section of the newspaper Third from Santiago.
And the ANFP, according to the newspaper, commented: “Vidal at all times had argued that his intention was to play for the ball, that he had not seen the appearance of Torres and that his action, although unfortunate, was part of his football hallmark and had resulted successful countless times.
The Araucanians, with 16 units, are fighting for the fourth place against Qatar, one point less than their direct rivals Colombia and Peru (both with 17) in the standings of the classification. Ecuador is in the third box with 23. (D)
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