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The Porto Pepe defender faces a disciplinary sanction of up to two years without playing in the Portuguese league after the referee’s report after the match against Sporting de Lisboa showed that the player attacked the director of international relations Hugo Viana.

The meeting took place last weekend and had a pitched battle that left up to four players expelled, including Pepe. Just in that tangana the aggression of the former Real Madrid player would have arisen.

The problem for the Portuguese is that the code of conduct establishes that any type of aggression against those who represent managerial positions of the teams or the federation could be suspended between two and 24 months.

The controversy with Pepe did not stop there because, Also according to the minutes of the principal, he would have hidden a bullet that Porto fans launched to avoid sanctions at the Do Dragao stadium. However, Lisbon players appreciated the scene and immediately reported the incident to the referee.

“The league delegate’s report mentions a bullet that was caught by Pepe on the field of play. The Sporting players realized this and demanded that the central defender show the object to the referee, who kept it. The bullet was finally delivered by the referee to the delegate of the league”, reported Portuguese media about the controversy.

Until now, the disciplinary committee has not commented on a possible sanction against Pepe. However, from the defense he will have to comply with at least two games away when seeing a direct red card in the match.

Watch the full fight between Porto and Sporting here:

By Scribe