Matheus Reis faces six-match ban for shoving referee
CSKA Moscow defender Matheus Reis shoved referee Inal Tanashev after a red card against Rubin, risking a six-match suspension for the club's back line.
Matheus Reis pushed referee Inal Tanashev in the back after being sent off in CSKA Moscow's game against Rubin on Saturday, and now faces a ban of up to six matches.
Tanashev showed the Brazilian a straight red card in the 15th minute for a serious foul on Anderson Arroyo. As Reis left the pitch he shoved the official from behind. Former referee Igor Fedotov confirmed the charge.
If the Russian Football Union classifies the push as deliberate physical contact with a match official, Reis would miss six league matches, a significant stretch for a CSKA back line already reshaped this year, with Matvey Kislyak among the new arrivals since February.
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