AS Monaco midfielder Gelson Martins has been banned for six months for pushing a referee during a Ligue 1 match against Nimes last month.
The Professional Football League (LFP) said on Thursday that the Portugal international had been banned for violent misconduct against referee Mikael Lesage during his side's 3-1 defeat at Nimes on Feb. 1.
"After examining the evidence... the Commission has decided to sanction Gelson Martins with a six-month ban. This decision takes effect from February 6, 2020," the LFP said in a statement.
Martins, 24, pushed Lesage after team mate Tiemoue Bakayoko was sent off in the first half and then pushed the referee again after he had also been shown a straight red card.
(Reporting by Richard Martin, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
