Former Lazio midfielder Matteo Guendouzi won’t be concerned when Fenerbahce go to the Stadio Olimpico to tackle Roma within the Champions League this coming week because the Frenchman has been ordered to serve a four-match European ban following his antics on the finish of his aspect’s current play-off victory over Lyon.
Guendouzi won’t face off in opposition to Dybala in Roma vs. Fenerbahce
A has confirmed that Guendouzi has been served a four-match ban, two video games of which shall be suspended and topic to a probationary interval of 1 12 months, and that he has been issued with a €50,000 wonderful after a current Champions League play-off conflict in opposition to Lyon.
Matteo Guendouzi celebrates his first purpose for Fenerbahce (@Fenerbahce)
Guendouzi was formally punished for ‘insulting and frightening spectators and for violating the fundamental guidelines of first rate conduct’.
After Fenerbahce beat Lyon 2-1 away from dwelling within the second leg of their Champions League play-off tie, eliminating the French aspect from the 2026-27 competitors, Guendouzi appeared to taunt the house supporters with references to his former membership and bitter rivals Marseille.
He was seen and heard shouting ‘Allez l’OM’ to pitchside cameras after full-time, which drew a heated response from the Marseille gamers and employees, who have been already upset given their failure to qualify for the Champions League moments beforehand.
This led to an enormous brawl between the 2 groups within the tunnel because the gamers and employees made their approach off the pitch.
Guendouzi had already made just a few enemies throughout his time in Serie A with Lazio: Roma star Paulo Dybala was actually amongst them.
Roma’s Argentine ahead #21 Paulo Dybala (R) argues with Lazio’s French Midfielder #08 Matteo Guendouzi in the course of the Italian Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and Lazio on April 6, 2024 on the Olympic stadium in Rome. (Photograph by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photograph by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
The 2 usually clashed at any time when Roma and Lazio confronted off on the Stadio Olimpico, Dybala commenting ‘I nonetheless had enjoyable, though my good friend wasn’t there’, o final season.