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Romelu Lukaku has been given a one-match ban after being despatched off late in Roma’s dramatic draw with Fiorentina for a deal with on Christian Kouame, Serie A mentioned on Tuesday.
Lukaku was proven a straight pink card within the 87th minute of Sunday’s 1-1 attract Rome after clattering into Kouame, leaving Roma with 9 males after Nicola Zalewski was despatched off halfway by the second half.
Ivory Coast ahead Kouame was not severely injured by the deal with and Lukaku was spared a possible three-match ban for violent conduct.
That signifies that Lukaku will solely miss Sunday’s journey to high-flying Bologna, who’re degree on 25 factors with fourth-placed Roma and have gained their final 4 dwelling matches.
The Belgium striker’s absence leaves Roma short-handed in assault as Paulo Dybala picked up the most recent in a string of muscular accidents shortly after establishing Lukaku’s fifth-minute opener.
Dybala’s alternative Sardar Azmoun additionally suffered a thigh harm and can miss the weekend’s match and his staff’s closing Europa League group match towards Sheriff on Thursday.
Escaping sanction utterly was Ibrahim Sulemana, who has not been punished by the authorities regardless of knocking out Kristian Thorstvedt’s tooth in Monday’s final gasp 2-1 win over Sassuolo.
Cagliari moved out of the relegation zone after two stoppage-time objectives turned the match round, however Sulemana wasn’t even booked after elbowing Thorstvedt within the mouth and leaving the Norway midfielder bleeding from the mouth.
Italian media report that Thorstvedt, who completed the match, picked up two tooth from the sector and confirmed them to Sassuolo coach Alessio Dionisi.
Maurizio Mariani judged the incident to be an accident and VAR officers didn’t become involved to sanction Sulemana.
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