Luis Díaz not saved from sanction: German Sports Tribunal rejects Bayern's appeal for expulsion against Leverkusen
Even though the central referee of the match between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich, Christian Dingert, openly admitted that he was wrong in the decision he made when he sent off the Guajiro winger Luis Díaz, the refereeing authorities of the German Bundesliga did not accept the appeal filed by the Bavarian team so that the sanction against the Colombian would be lifted.
TL;DR
- The German Sports Tribunal rejected Bayern Munich's appeal regarding Luis Díaz's red card.
- The referee, Christian Dingert, admitted he made a mistake in the decision and would not have issued the card on review.
- The tribunal dismissed the appeal as unfounded, citing that Díaz had sought and produced contact.
- Luis Díaz will serve a one-match suspension and will miss the game against Union Berlin.
- He will be available for the match against Friburgo on April 4th.