What We're Reading
Suarez Could Face Action Over Punch
- Sky Sports, Thursday, March 28, 2013 12:41 PM
Luis Suarez faces an anxious wait as FIFA considers taking retrospective action against the Uruguay forward for the apparent punch to the face he gave Gonzalo Jara
during Uruguay’s 2-0 loss to Chile in South American World Cup qualifying. FIFA is still waiting on referee Nestor Pitana’s official report, and will decide if any action
is necessary after receiving it.
While replays show definite intent from Suarez, Jara did not go to ground, and the incident was unseen by Pitana. However, Suarez was later booked for
protesting, which means he is already suspended for Uruguay’s next World Cup qualifier against Venezuela on June 11.
The 2-0 defeat left Uruguay in sixth place in the Conmebol
standings, two points behind Chile, which leapfrogged Uruguay into fourth, the last of the automatic qualification places.
