Mapi León, suspended for two matches for touching in Vargas...just before the match against Atlético

BarcelonaBarça defender Mapi León has been sanctioned with two matches by the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, which entered ex officio for appreciate the gesture towards the Colombian Espanyol player Daniela Caracas during the Catalan derby on February 9. The club decided to leave her in the stands just before the match against Atlético de Madrid, understanding that the sanction was effective.

When the derby with Espanyol was played a few weeks ago, the blue and white club issued a statement in which it defined the action as "unacceptable" and "a gesture that violates privacy" considering that León touched Caracas's private parts during a match action, which the action communicates to the action to the match. The sanction, which prevents the Aragonese from playing in this Sunday's match against Atlético de Madrid and next Wednesday's match against Sevilla, was applied based on Article 129 of the disciplinary code, considering conduct "contrary to sporting order."

The Catalan club and the player appealed the sanction to the Administrative Court of Sport, but they were not granted a precautionary measure, and the ruling was based on two matches out of the four that could have been included.