Brandao may be banned for two years
Brandao waited for Motta in the entrance of the tunnel and carried out the attack that led to his opponent receiving a broken nose, before running away to hide in his own team's dressing room but all was caught on the stadium's security cameras. Bastia's Brazilian forward Brandao may be suspended for up to two years after the headbutt he dealt out to Paris Saint-Germain player Thiago Motta in the tunnel after his side's 2-0 defeat on Saturday.
Brandao waited for Motta in the entrance of the tunnel and carried out the attack that led to his opponent receiving a broken nose,
before running away to hide in his own team's dressing room but all was caught on the stadium's security cameras.
A two-year ban could be issued if, according to the regulations of the French Football Federation (FFF), the injured party is out for more than eight days.
The exact time Motta will be sidelined for has not been determined yet by the medical staff at his club but if it is less than eight days
it could mean the suspension for the Brazilian may be just one year.
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Paris Saint-Germain confirm Thiago Motta broken nose Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed Thiago Motta suffered a broken nose when he was headbutted in the tunnel by Bastia's Brandao on Saturday. PSG ran out 2-0 winners at Parc des Princes,
with Lucas Moura and Edinson Cavani scoring the goals, but the Ligue 1 clash was marred by an incident as the players made their way to the dressing rooms.
Video footage showed Brandao waiting for Motta in the tunnel following the full-time whistle, with
the ex-Marseille man appearing to headbutt the PSG midfielder in the face. Motta, who was then held back by a host of team-mates and club staff,
was subsequently shown with a bloodied nose and PSG revealed that what they described as an "assault" resulted in a broken nose for the Italy international.
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi had earlier called for Brandao to be banned for life.
The club also confirmed that star forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Dutch full-back Gregory van der Wiel suffered injuries against Bastia.
Ibrahimovic's diagnosis following his 16th-minute substitution was a strain to an abdominal muscle,
while Van der Wiel has suffered a fracture to a vertebra after receiving a knee to the back from Brandao.
No timescale has been put on the players' returns, but the news will undoubtedly come as a blow for coach Laurent Blanc.
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