Soccer-Zaragoza keeper Andrada handed 13-game ban after derby punch

Huesca keeper Dani Jimenez, who ⁠was ​then sent off for punching Andrada during the melee, was given a four-match suspension. Zaragoza's Dani Tasende, ⁠who received a red card for kicking an opponent ⁠in the ⁠leg following a VAR review of the brawl, has been handed a two-game ‌suspension.

Real Zaragoza goalkeeper Esteban ​Andrada will serve ​a 13-match suspension ‌for punching ​an opposition player after a sending off during Sunday's 1-0 ‌derby defeat by Huesca which led to a mass brawl, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said on Wednesday. Andrada received ‌a second booking in the 99th minute, but ‌instead of leaving the pitch he ran and punched Huesca captain Jorge Pulido in the face, sparking a brawl, and ⁠had ​to be ⁠restrained before being escorted by State Security Forces to the dressing ⁠room.

The RFEF's Disciplinary Committee ruled the offence warranted the ​maximum 12-match sanction, along with the automatic one-game ⁠suspension for the 35-year-old's sending off. Huesca keeper Dani Jimenez, who ⁠was ​then sent off for punching Andrada during the melee, was given a four-match suspension.

Zaragoza's Dani Tasende, ⁠who received a red card for kicking an opponent ⁠in the ⁠leg following a VAR review of the brawl, has been handed a two-game ‌suspension.