
Benfica's Mourinho gets 2-match ban for outburst vs. Porto
Benfica's Mourinho gets 2-match ban for outburst vs. Porto
José Mourinho is set to miss Benfica 's next two games as punishment for his red card and subsequent confrontation with a FC Porto assistant coach in last Sunday's contentious O Clássico. The Portuguese federation's disciplinary council issued two decisions that effectively ban the 63-year-old Benfica manager from the team's next two matches. Mourinho was handed a one-match ban for his red card late in Sunday's 2-2 draw. He received it for leaving his technical area and kicking a ball toward Porto's substitutes' bench in celebration of a goal. Mourinho said he had tried to kick it into the stands. Mourinho, no stranger to controversy, also received an 11-day suspension for his exchange with Porto assistant coach Lucho González. The one-game ban takes effect for Benfica's game Saturday at Arouca . The 11-day suspension would rule him out of the March 21 match against Vitoria. Portu
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