Antonio Briseño banned three games for gruesome dos Santos tackle

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Blaise Bourgeois·30 September 2019

Antonio Briseño banned three games for gruesome dos Santos tackle

On Monday, Antonio Briseño finally learned his fate for his unfortunate tackle on Giovani dos Santos, which left the Club América forward with a gaping hole in his right leg.

Briseño will be suspended for three games – one for the red card and an additional two games for excessive force.

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In a video posted to Twitter on Sunday, Briseño sent out an apology to dos Santos:

Giovani dos Santos left with a gaping wound in his leg, after a terrible red-card challenge from Antonio Briseño. Gio looked to be in serious pain, and had to be carted off with his leg immobilized. #ClásicoNacional #ClubAmérica #FuerzaGio
– Sunday, 29 September 2019

“I am very sorry for what happened, it was a very fast play where I was going too fast, but it was not my intention to cause you any harm. We are fellow professionals.

“My prayers and those of my family are with you, I hope to see you recovered soon my friend.”

Giovani dos Santos will miss up to six weeks as he will undergo surgery. We should see him come back just in time for the Liguilla.