Zaragoza goalkeeper Andrada banned for 13 games for punching opponent

[p]The federation's disciplinary committee said in a statement that both the Argentina international and his club would also be fined, after he was first sent off and then "attacked" [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/huesca/UytPaaEP/"]Huesca[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pulido-jorge/fsjkK41s/"]Jorge Pulido[/a] in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/huesca-UytPaaEP/zaragoza-za7D2lO5/?mid=zosf1a77"]second-tier derby clash last Sunday[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andrada-esteban/0ne6fCSs/"]Andrada[/a] was issued a 12-match ban for the punch itself, while his initial red card carries an automatic one-match ban, ruling him out for the rest of the season, dealing a blow to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zaragoza/za7D2lO5/"]Zaragoza[/a]'s hopes in their battle to avoid relegation.[/p][p]The 35-year-old, on loan from Mexican side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/monterrey/Ya23C2Zs/"]Monterrey[/a], shoved over Pulido and was shown a second yellow card for the incident.[/p][p]Andrada then became enraged, running to hit Pulido and sparking a brawl on the pitch in stoppage time.[/p][embed guid="bb4212c9-33fc-48d4-81b8-ca839be19aea" url="https://x.com/i/status/2048480117815468091" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"The truth is I'm very, very sorry for what happened," [/b]said Andrada afterwards.[/p][p][b]"It's not a good image for the club, for the fans, and especially not for a professional like myself. So, I'm very sorry."[/b][/p][p]Huesca goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jimenez-dani/lCAHqdrp/"]Dani Jimenez[/a] and Zaragoza's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tasende-dani/MsLEXo2J/"]Dani Tasende[/a] were also sent off in the aftermath of the brawl, with hosts Huesca holding on for a 1-0 win. Jimenez was banned for four matches and Tasende for two.[/p][p][b]"We witnessed scenes unbecoming of this sport and which should never have occurred," [/b]said Zaragoza in a statement on Sunday.[/p]