Paraguay coach receives touchline ban

Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino will be banned from the touchline for his team’s Copa America match against Venezuela on Wednesday.

Martino, 48, argued furiously with officials after Brazil’s last-minute equaliser in Saturday’s Group B clash against Paraguay.

Colombian referee Wilmar Roldan sent Martino to the stands, with the clash ending in a 2-2 draw.

A disciplinary commission for CONMEBOL – South America’s football governing body – handed down the ban after reviewing the incident.

Paraguay are third in Group B with two points, level with second-placed Brazil and two points in arrears of Venezuela.