Douglas Apologizes to Fans and Teammates Except for Federico Di Francesco

DBasia.news – There was one moment that stroke off Juventus FC winning against Sassuolo with a 2-1 score at Allianz Stadium, Sunday (16/9). It was the incident by the host, Douglas Costa and the away team, Federico Di Francesco.

Costa improperly spat Federico, the son of AS Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco. Not only that, but the Brasil national team player also deceived Federico while chasing the ball. He also headbutted him.

First, the referee Daniele Chiffi just gave the yellow card. But when the match was about to end, Costa’s act spitting Federico caught on the camera. The VAR referees sent the signal to give Costa the red card.

After the match, Costa wrote an open letter in his Instagram account. By this opportunity, he apologized to Juventus fans and the teammates. Interestingly, he didn’t apologize to Federico as the victim.

“I want to apologize to all the Juventus fans for this over the top reaction I had during today’s game,” he wrote on Instagram.

“I also apologize to my team-mates, who are always by my side, in good and bad times. It was ugly, I am aware of that and I apologize to everyone for that.”

“I want to make clear that this isolated conduct has nothing to do with what I’ve shown throughout my career,” the former Bayern Munchen player continued.

It is believed that Costa will be banned to play for three times. I Bianconeri coach Massimiliano Allegri confirmed the 28-year-old player will be fined.