Cruciani banned for rest of Asian Cup qualifiers
Sports Reporter
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has banned Bangladesh's Argentine football coach Diego Cruciani for six matches of the 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers for his attempt to assault an Indian referee in December.The frustrated coach tried to attack referee Rizwan Ul Haque after Bangladesh's Asian Cup pre-qualifier against Pakistan in Dhaka on December 22. The Argentine, who was earlier slapped a two-match provisional suspension by the Asian football's governing body, has already missed out two matches and will not be able to sit at the bench during Bangladesh's remaining four Asian Cup qualifiers. The disciplinary committee of the AFC, which took the decision on Tuesday, has also fined Cruciani 3,000 US dollars. The penalty will not be applicable for the 41-year-old in other international matches.
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