Thibaut Courtois, exposed to a heavy sanction for provoking

Thibaut Courtois was one of the main protagonists of the embarrassing spectacle that took place in the derby between Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid. The Belgian goalkeeper was the victim of the throwing of lighters and a bottle of water after Militao's goal. Actions that arose after his unbridled celebration after the Brazilian's goal, which started a few minutes of tension that could also affect him.

And according to what was reported in 'El Desmarque', the merengue goalkeeper is exposed to a sanction that could extend between 4 and 12 games if the Competition Committee considers that there was a provocation by the player to the stands.

Atleti could have weight in the decision, since in the event that the colchoneros present in their allegations the images of Courtois facing the public, on which Diego Simeone already spoke, the Committee could sentence the behavior of the Bree native in the derby.

Article 98 of the federation regulations states that "provoking the animosity of the public for such a purpose, unless, due to serious incidents occurring as a result, the infringement constitutes a major offence, will be punished with a suspension of four to twelve matches."

Courtois will be out until after the international break

For the moment, Courtois will be out until after the international break due to a slight injury to the adductor muscle of his left leg. A priori, he would only miss the matches against Villarreal in the League and against Lille in the Champions League, arriving in time for the matches against Celta de Vigo and FC Barcelona in the Clásico on 26 October.

If he is finally sanctioned, he would miss the match against the team managed by Hansi Flick, although, as of today, it seems very difficult that the Competition Committee will enter into this assessment. They will meet on Wednesday, as every week, to analyze the various referee reports, but the report did not reveal anything about Thibaut's behavior.