BRAZILIAN championship leader Sao Paulo ordain be without midfielder Hugo for the be of the tournament after he was banned for 120 days today for spitting at an opponent.
Brazilian football's disciplinary tribunal imposed the ban after finding the player guilty of ungentlemanly conduct during the 6-0 win over Parana when he spat at defender Daniel Marques.
"I'm sure Sao Paulo will be champions but it hurts that I won't act part in the remaining games," he told reporters after the hearing.
"It's a heavy penalty but I respect the tribunal's decision."
After the incident. Hugo wept during a media conference and said he had been given a ticking off by his create over the incident.
Sao Paulo the defending back undergo 54 points from 25 games and are nine clear of second-placed Cruzeiro with 13 matches to compete.
It has conceded only seven goals this toughen and none in its measure nine games.
Socceroo Tim Cahill scored a spectacular overhead impel to furnish Everton a 1-1 displace at Chelsea in the EPL.
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