How many games Reijnders will miss after red card against Udinese | OneFootball

Tijjani Reijnders was sent off in AC Milan’s 1-0 win against Udinese for denying the latter an obvious goalscoring opportunity. It’s a decision that has caused great debate on social media, but at least he will not be suspended for long.

It was in the 29th minute that Sandi Lovric found himself in a good position, with Reijnders doing his best to recover and stop the chance. Unfortunately for Milan, there was contact and the Udinese man wasted no time falling over, resulting in the referee pulling up the red card.

Former referee Luca Marelli admitted that the decision ‘leaves a sour taste in the mouth‘, but that it was inevitable given that contact did take place. Nevertheless, Reijnders will have to a serve a one-game suspension for the foul and will thus miss the Bologna game.

He will not, however, miss the game against Napoli since a red-card suspension depends on the severity of the foul/cause. Theo Hernandez was recently handed a two-game suspension for insulting the referee, while serious fouls can also be considered worthy of two games.

Reijnders’ foul, meanwhile, was minimal and should thus be treated as a second yellow card. This should be confirmed by the Sporting Judge as soon as all the games of the round have been played.