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Juve’s Costa gets four-match suspension for spitting

By REUTERS
September 20, 2018

TURIN: Juventus winger Douglas Costa has been suspended for four Serie A matches after spitting at Sassuolo’s Federico Di Francesco during Sunday’s game, the Italian league has said.Costa escaped with a booking for elbowing and head-butting Di Francesco, but was sent off after cameras caught him spitting at the same player in another altercation.Juventus won the game 2-1 despite the dismissal of Costa, who apologised for his behaviour after the match in a statement.The 28-year-old Brazilian will miss league games against Frosinone, Bologna, Napoli and Udinese.