Antonio Conte will be prohibited from any contact with his team members before or during their crucial Champions League clash against Marseille next week.
The Italian was sent off late in Tottenham’s 1-1 drawSporting Lisbon, Wednesday night
Conte was furious when Harry Kane’s late winner was VAR rules out controversial offside.
Red cards in UEFA competitions result in an automatic one-match ban. However, it is more than a ban on touchlines.
He will not be allowed to contact his players during or before the fixture at Stade Velodrome. He will instead have to sit in a stand.
Article 69 of UEFA’s disciplinary regulations states: “A team manager/coach or other team official who is sent off or suspended from carrying out his function may not be in the technical area or communicate direction with the team’s players.
“In addition, a team manager/coach or any other team official who is suspended from carrying out his function may not enter the dressing room or tunnel before or during the match.”
Tottenham will require a draw at MarseilleYou must qualify to play in the Champions League last 16 games.
Further punishment could also come Conte’s way once the referee has handed in his match report of the Group D fixture.
Speaking to BT Sport after the match, he said: Manager Antonio Conte added: “”I think the ball was in front of Kane and the goal is a goal. I don’t understand.
“It’s very difficult to comment on the decision. I think [VAR is]This can cause a lot damage.
“A lot of injustice. I don’t like this type of situation.”
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