UEFA will study the referee and official delegate’s report before deciding what action to take against Atletico Madrid after Diego Simeone’s Anfield red card.
But Euro disciplinary chiefs will be prepared to view video evidence that appeared to show a member of the Atletico coaching team spit at Liverpool fans and consider further charges.
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Argentine hardman Simeone was dismissed in the aftermath of Virgil van Dijk’s stoppage time winner in the Champions League opener.
Simeone angrily turned to accost home fans baying at him near the visitors’ dug-out.
The Atletico coach was dragged away by stewards and then marched across to the fourth official, claiming he had been shown an obscene gesture and demanding the fan was ejected.
That was not enough for the Atletico boss, who went back for a second helping, forcing the stewards into more action.
In the midst of the shoving match, a video published on social media appears to show one of Simeone’s staff spitting towards the home fans while there were also allegations that a water bottle had been squirted at Liverpool supporters.
And that could bring separate charges in addition to the likely one match ban and fine for Simeone.
Uefa’s control and disciplinary committee, which handles all allegations of misbehaviour on and off the pitch, has requested all the available information.
Simeone walked out of his post-match press conference in response to a question over whether the insults he had received had been either racist or referred to the 1982 Falklands War.
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Before that, the Argentine claimed he had been subjected to “insults for the whole game”.
He said: “Firstly I regret the part I played.
“It’s clear we are in a position where we do not have the right to react and it is not good when we react.
“My reaction isn’t justifiable but do you know what it is like to be insulted for 90 minutes?
“I saw the third goal go in and I turned, the insults continued, and well, I’m a person.”
It is expected that charges will not be issued until next week, so that punishments can be imposed ahead of the next round of Champions League matches in a fortnight.
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