Spanish international (28 years old) received a straight red card in the 55th minute of the return leg against Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou on Monday evening, after using it violently attacked a linesman on a disputed offside unreported.
According to the referee’s report to be published on the website of the Spanish Federation (RFEF), Pique had delivered some very abusive towards a linesman, an attitude that could be worth more to the player during game suspension the consideration of his case by the Disciplinary Committee provided Wednesday by the Spanish press.
Article 94 of the RFEF disciplinary code provides that any insult or offensive attitude towards an arbitrator is “ sanctioned with a suspension from four to twelve matches “. Recent case law shows, however, that the guilty players such pranks often receive the lowest punishment, like the Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos in 2013 (four games for insult and a match for its prior exclusion) .
If this penalty is confirmed, it would be a big blow for Barca, who would be deprived of one of its owners usual for the first four days of the Spanish Championship, which begins Friday. Pique missing including the movement of Spanish champions on the lawn of Atletico Madrid, scheduled for the third day.
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