02/28/2020 - 17:49
- Clarín.com
- sports
The FA sanctioned for eight games Kiko Casilla, Spanish goalkeeper of the Leeds, led by the Argentine Marcelo Bielsa. Consequently, the Rosario will not have his starting goalkeeper to face the final stretch of the Championship.
In that sense, Leeds will visit Hull City on Saturday from 09.30 with the novelty of changing the goalkeeper for the first time in the tournament. Ilan Meslier, a 19-year-old youth, will be responsible for taking over the arch. In fact, his only participation had been in the defeat against Arsenal in the FA Cup.
About the suspension of Casilla, which includes an economic fine of 60,000 pounds and the obligation to do an educational course, Leeds wrote in a statement: "We do not tolerate any kind of discrimination, but we listen to Kiko, who said he was innocent of having discriminated against Jonathan Leko (Charlton player) last September. "
The statement of Kiko Casilla.
Meanwhile, Casilla wrote: "I feel sad and devastated for having been guilty of an alleged comment. First of all I want to make it clear that racism should not be tolerated either in football, in sports or in our society." He added: "It has been the most difficult five months of my professional life."
Casilla had the record of 12 undefeated fences in the contest. In addition, he had received only 30 goals in 35 days.
Kalvin Phillips will return to the starting team. (Reuters)
Beyond this low, Bielsa will recover Kalvin Phillips, central midfielder and one of the figures, who recovered from a blow he had suffered before Reading.
Leeds occupies the second place in the championship with 65 points four from West Bromwich Albion, the pointer . Fulham (60), Nottingham Forest (59), Brentford (56) and Preston North End (56) are the other four teams that would play the playoff for the third ascent.