MLS on Tuesday upheld D.C. United midfielder Luciano Acosta’s suspension, sidelining the Argentine playmaker for Thursday’s match at FC Cincinnati.
Acosta had already served a mandatory one-match penalty last Friday for a red card against FC Dallas on July 4. All red cards are subject to additional bans, however, and the MLS disciplinary committee deemed the infraction worthy of a second game.
Through the MLS players’ association, Acosta had appealed the supplementary suspension. Commissioner Don Garber’s office reviewed the case Tuesday but declined to change the committee’s findings.
The incident occurred in the second half in Frisco, Tex.