Roma's Lamela banned for spitting
AS Roma player Erik Lamela received a three-match suspension after a spitting accident during Sunday's Italian Serie A football match at Turin.
The Argentine midfielder spat at Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner after the Swiss international had taunted him towards the end of a game that Roma lost 0-4, Xinhua reported.
Lamela will miss the matches against Fiorentina, Napoli and Chievo, and will only be available for the capital club's final two league games of the season.
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