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FMF hit Iván Alonso with one-month suspension
Cruz Azul’s sports director has been served a lengthy ban and handed a financial penalty by the Federation’s Disciplinary Commission.
The Mexican Football Federation Disciplinary Commission has confirmed the punishment apportioned to Cruz Azul sports director Iván Alonso, who was involved in a tussle with Tijuana coach Miguel Herrera in the tunnel at Estadio Azul after Tuesday’s meeting, corresponding to Week 4 of the Clausura 2024.
In a statement released on its social media platforms, the FMF indicated that Alonso, who was hired by La Máquina in December, must serve a one-month suspension and also pay a financial penalty for violating competition regulations.
Alonso accused of inappropriate conduct
A Femexfut statement read: “The Disciplinary Commission determined to financially sanction and disqualify the Sports Director of the Cruz Azul Club, Iván Daniel Alonso Vallejo, for a period of (1) one month. At the end of the match corresponding to Matchday 4 of the 2024 Clausura Tournament, between Cruz Azul and Club Tijuana, in the area designated for press conferences, inappropriate conduct occurred, thus violating the Sanctions Regulations of the Mexican Football Federation, specifically Articles 51 paragraphs n) and p ) and 71 paragraph b)”.
Piojo Herrera did not get off lightly either for his part in the scuffle and was also issued a financial sanction: “Likewise, with regard to the Technical Director Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre, he will also be financially sanctioned for violating Article 71 “subsection b) of the Sanctions Regulations of the Mexican Football Federation,” the federation explained.
Both men were captured pushing each other in the tunnels of the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium after the post-match press conference. The 44-year-old former player confronted the Tijuana coach for the derogatory comments he made in an interview with Caliente TV in December. Herrera called Alonso “a foreigner whose recent achievements including conning management at Toluca and Pachuca”. La Máquina have been playing all of their home games at the the Ciudad de los Deportes due to ongoing renovation work at the Azteca.