Pedro Neto’s behavior after receiving his second yellow in the match against Arsenal a couple weeks ago has been deemed egregious enough for our winger to be hit with an additional one-match ban, which he will serve this weekend, thus ruling him out from our game tomorrow against Newcastle United.
“Pedro Neto has been given a one-match suspension and a £70,000 fine for misconduct that occurred after he was sent off in Chelsea’s Premier League match against Arsenal on Sunday 1 March. It was alleged
that the player acted in an improper manner by failing to leave the pitch promptly and/or using abusive words towards the match official/s following his dismissal in the 70th minute.
“Pedro Neto subsequently admitted the charge against him. An independent Regulatory Commission imposed these sanctions following a hearing, and the written reasons for its decisions will be published in due course.”
-FA statement; source: The Athletic
Neto served his original one-match ban against Aston Villa ten days ago, before starting against both Wrexham in the FA Cup and against PSG in the Champions League. He picked up an excellent assist in the latter, setting up Enzo Fernández’s equalizer. But he also got into a bit of an altercation with a ball boy later on, and though he’s apologized for his own behavior and made good with the kid with some swag, UEFA are now looking into potential disciplinary action as well.
Get it together, Pedro.
