Muntari fined €10,000; suspended for two matches

 

Black Stars and AC Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari has received a two-game suspension and a €10,000 fine following a red card received in a Serie A game against AS Roma which ended goalless last Sunday.

Muntari was dismissed shortly before half-time for physically restraining referee Gianluca Rocchi as he attempted to book the Ghanaian for dissent. His reaction was towards Balotelli’s booking by referee Rocchi for a late tackle but that went off board and instead got him sent off for manhandling the referee.

The Ghanaian has thus been fined €10,000 for his bizarre action on the field and suspended for two Milan games. This implies Muntari will miss Milan’s final game of the 2012/13 season away to Siena next Sunday as well as the first match for Milan next season.

In related news, Roma’s Captain Francesco Totti who also was dismissed for a nasty elbow against Milan defender Philippe Mexes in injury time has been suspended for one match.