Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has been handed a one-match touchline ban following his ejection during the match against Liverpool on October 4.
The Football Association confirmed that Maresca accepted a misconduct charge after being sent off in the sixth minute of stoppage time for exuberantly celebrating his team’s winning goal.
Additionally, he has been fined £8,000 ($10,700).
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The Italian coach will miss Chelsea’s away fixture against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.
Maresca reportedly remarked to the Italian press that his actions were “an instinctive reaction,” but he also stated, “I believe the red card was justified.”