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Ribery facing lengthy Serie A ban for pushing linesman in Lazio loss

The Frenchman was caught taking his full-time frustrations out on an assistant referee following his side's dramatic defeat

Fiorentina star Franck Ribery could be banned for several Serie A games after being caught on camera pushing a linesman following his side's 2-1 loss to Lazio.

The former Bayern Munich winger had provided the assist for Fiorentina's 27th-minute equaliser but could only look on from the sidelines as Lazio scored a controversial late winner.

In build up to Ciro Immobile's 89th-minute header, Fiorentina were adamant they should have been awarded a foul but the referee ruled play on and Ribery seemed to be trying to protest that decision after the final whistle.