{"id":86907,"date":"2026-04-29T21:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/real-zaragoza-goalkeeper-esteban-andrada-handed-massive-13-game-ban-after-punching-opponent\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T21:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:02:14","slug":"real-zaragoza-goalkeeper-esteban-andrada-handed-massive-13-game-ban-after-punching-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/real-zaragoza-goalkeeper-esteban-andrada-handed-massive-13-game-ban-after-punching-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Zaragoza goalkeeper Esteban Andrada handed massive 13-game ban after punching opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Real Zaragoza goalkeeper Esteban Andrada has been handed a huge 13-game ban after punching an opponent in the face during his side&#8217;s defeat last weekend to Huesca.<\/p>\n<p>Former Argentina international Andrada was sent off at the end of the game when he was shown a second yellow card for pushing Huesca&#8217;s Jorge Pulido to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>After being shown the red card, he sprinted back across the pitch to Pulido, thumping him in the face to send him back to the floor.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Spanish Football Federation&#8217;s [RFEF] disciplinary panel confirmed Wednesday that Andrada had been handed a 13-match sanction for his actions &#8212; one game for the red card itself and 12 for the punch that followed.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0429%2Fr1650966_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0429%2Fr1650966_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0429%2Fr1650966_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0429%2Fr1650966_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Andrada has likely played his final game for Real Zaragoza, before returning to parent club Monterrey.\u00a0<cite>Photo by Andrew J. Clark\/ISI Photos\/ISI Photos via Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Andrada, therefore, is likely to have played his last game for Zaragoza as he is due to return to Liga MX-side Monterrey, where is on loan from, at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-Boca Juniors stopper&#8217;s punch on Pulido sparked an on-pitch brawl which also led to the sending off of Huesca goalkeeper Dani Jim\u00e9nez for throwing an arm at an opponent in the melee and Zaragoza&#8217;s Dani Tasende for kicking out.<\/p>\n<p>For their actions, the RFEF have handed Jim\u00e9nez a four-game ban, while Tasende will serve a two-match suspension.<\/p>\n<p>A local derby, tension bubbled over at the end of the game, which Huesca won 1-0, with both teams currently in the relegation zone in the Spanish second division and desperate for points.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Transfer rumors, news: Atl\u00e9tico ready to reject \u00a3130m for \u00c1lvarez<br \/>&#8211;<\/strong> <strong>Why Rayo Vallecano&#8217;s European run is the miracle of the season<br \/>&#8211;<\/strong> <strong>Jose Mourinho remains silent amid Real Madrid return reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andrada apologised after the match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I massively regret what happened,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It did not portray a good image of the club or of me as a professional.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Throughout my career, I&#8217;ve only had one red card, and that was for a handball outside the penalty area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I lost sight of the context of the situation at a moment of high tension and reacted as I did. I would not do it again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to apologise to Jorge Pulido because we are colleagues. I disconnected for a brief moment and I will accept whatever [punishment] comes my way from LaLiga.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zaragoza released a short statement last Sunday &#8220;strongly condemning what happened&#8221; and promising to &#8220;take the appropriate disciplinary measures.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Zaragoza goalkeeper Esteban Andrada has been handed a huge 13-game ban after punching an opponent in the face during his side&#8217;s defeat last weekend to Huesca. 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