2023-06-30 00:25:55
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The Fluminense defender received a fine from Conmebol as a result of the controversial gestures he made towards River fans at the Monumental Stadium.
Updated on 06/29/2023 – 10:15 p.m. ART
© Getty ImagesFelipe Melo playing Felipe Melo: absolute role in the Monumental.
He is a provocateur by nature. He is usually in the news for his gestures on and off the field. Despite being born in Brazil, he is a confessed supporter of Boca. For this reason, once morest River he played a separate game and had a round trip with the public that did not go unnoticed. in the Monumental. Felipe Melo left the largest stadium in South America with a painful defeat and making totally out of place gestures to the millionaire fans. He had a night to forget.
Felipe Melo not only left the Monumental with a violation carried out by the City Police for inciting violence, but also Conmebol took action on the matter and decided to sanction the Fluminense defender. The Disciplinary Court ordered a fine of 5 thousand dollars (24 thousand reais) for a violation of article 11.2 subparagraphs b), c) and f), which establishes a punishment for those protagonists who behave offensively and who make gestures and/or defiant demonstrations once morest a biasin this case the fans of River.
In addition, Conmebol issued a warning to both the Fluminense club and Felipe Melo de Carvalho: In the event of reiterating any infraction of sports discipline of the same or similar nature, article 27 of the Conmebol Disciplinary Code will be applied, which might aggravate the sanction of the footballer in question. The controversial Brazilian defender, who has just stated that River is one of the best teams on the continent, will now have to improve his behavior on the pitch if he does not want to suffer more severe punishment.
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