Cristiano Ronaldo's push included in the referee's match report
"The player pushed me gently to show his dissent", De Burgos wrote in the report
Cristiano could receive a four game ban for the push
The referee in the Barça vs. Real Madrid Super Cup tie, Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, has included the push he was given by Cristiano Ronaldo after showing him a red card in his match report.
“After being shown the red card, the player pushed me gently to show his dissent,” De Burgos wrote in the document that covers all the incidents that occurred in the match.
The push could be very costly for Cristiano Ronaldo, who will receive a strong punishment if the Spanish Football Federation applies article 96 of its disciplinary code on “mild violence against referees”.
The precedents are not good for the Portuguese, Diego Simeone got a ban of eight games after being dismissed in the 2014 Super Cup and tapping the assistant referee on the head (four for the tapping, two for the red card, one for sarcastically applauding and another for sitting in the stand behind the dugout).
Marko Livaja, the Croat at UD Las Palmas, was banned for four games for pushing the referee in a game against Alavés.
