Angel Di Maria received a multi-match suspension following his red card against Monza. However, the sports judge wasn’t overly severe. He was at risk of being disciplined for three tilts if his actions were deemed violent conduct.
The Argentine will be out for the fixtures against Bologna and Milan, barring an unlikely successful appeal, for “hitting an opponent in the chest with an elbow, without harmful consequences.” He and Marcelo Brozovic, for yellow-card accumulation, are the only players banned for Round Eight.
A pair of coaches will have to watch their respective fixtures from the stands. José Mourinho will sit out the Inter clash after a red card for entering the pitch and yelling against an adversary in the final minutes of the Atalanta game. Maurizio Sarri won’t be on the bench against Spezia as he has already been cautioned five times.
On top of Di Maria, another star could miss the encounter between Juventus and Milan on October 8th. Theo Hernandez has suffered adductor longus strain in the right thigh, SportMediaset reports. He will undergo further evaluations next week, but the standard timetable is 20-to-30 days. He will sit out the Empoli tilt and will be a late call for those versus Chelsea and the Bianconeri.
The Scudetto winners had two other injury concerns following the loss versus Napoli, but they received good news in those cases. Davide Calabria subbed off at halftime with muscle fatigue. The tests confirmed the minor issue. Sandro Tonali isn’t 100 percent but, differently from Lorenzo Pellegrini, he’ll stay with the national team, as his muscular issue isn’t concerning.
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