Real Madrid Star Federico Valverde Faces Possible 12-Match Suspension for Assault on Alex Baena

Uruguayan Federico Valverde, Real Madrid star, faces the threat of being suspended for a period of up to 12 matches, due to his assault on Villarreal winger Alex Baena, after the two teams match in the Spanish League 2022-23.

The Spanish newspaper “as” confirmed that the National Anti-Violence Committee met on Monday at the headquarters of the Supreme Council for Sports to analyze the alleged attack by Valverde on Bayena after the Real Madrid and Villarreal match that was held at the “Santiago Bernabeu” stadium on the eighth of April.

The authority is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to open an exceptional file, and Bayena and Valverde will be summoned to make a statement, and a decision is expected within a month and a half.

The Anti-Violence Committee excluded the application of the Sports Law directly and referred the case to the Competition Committee, which will study the case in detail.

With a referral to the Competition Commission, Valverde faces a wrongful ban of between 4 and 12 matches.

Besides, the penalties could be higher given the scale of the assault, with a minimum penalty of between one and six months being banned from entering sports stadiums.

All this in relation to the sporting sanctions against Valverde, given that the criminal case remains pending after Bayena made the Real Madrid player’s complaint to the police.