Serie A confirm Leao and Zaniolo bans after Week 35 fixtures | OneFootball

Milan forward Rafael Leao and Italy international Nicolo Zaniolo are among the players who will not be able to play during the next round of Serie A fixtures after picking up suspensions during Week 35 over the weekend just gone.

Three players were shown red cards over the weekend’s round of Serie A fixtures, while several others will also have to serve suspensions due to the accumulation of yellow cards.

Serie A confirm Week 36 bans for Leao, Zaniolo and others

Zaniolo has been given the strongest punishment of any player over the weekend. He will have to serve a two-match suspension after being shown a red card at the final whistle of Fiorentina’s 1-0 loss against his former club, Roma.

FLORENCE, ITALY – FEBRUARY 28: Nicolo’ Zaniolo of ACF Fiorentina looks on during the Serie A match between Fiorentina and Lecce at Stadio Artemio Franchi on February 28, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

That means that Zaniolo will be unavailable for Fiorentina’s upcoming Serie A fixtures away against Venezia and at home against Bologna, but he will still be able to play in the second leg of the Conference League semi-final against Real Betis on Thursday.

There were two red cards shown during Lazio’s 1-0 win away against Empoli on Sunday. Both Elseid Hysaj and Lorenzo Colombo were sent off for double yellow card offences, and will both have to serve one-match bans as a result.

Additionally, Rafael Leao will have to serve a one-match suspension after picking up his fifth Serie A yellow card of the season during the 2-1 win over Genoa on Monday night.

GENOA, ITALY – MAY 5: Rafael Leao of Milan (right) celebrates with his team-mate Theo Hernandez after scoring a goal during the Serie A match between Genoa and AC Milan at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on May 5, 2025 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images)

The same is also true for Genoa’s Morten Thorsby, and for Isak Hien of Atalanta, who is now up to 10 yellow cards in Serie A this season. They will both also serve one-match bans.