Copa America: Neymar faces 2-match ban

Brazil captain Neymar faces a nervous wait to discover his Copa America fate after getting sent off in a post-match fracas as the five-time world champions crashed to a 1-0 defeat against Colombia last Wednesday.

Neymar risks a two-match suspension —ruling him out of Brazil's final group game and the quarter-finals —after appearing to aim a headbutt at Colombia goalscorer Jeison Murillo following the final whistle.

Tournament disciplinary chiefs are expected to confirm the length of Neymar's suspension on Thursday, but reports in the Brazilian media said the 23-year-old Barcelona star faces a two-game ban.

The striker had already picked up his second yellow card of the tournament for a deliberate handball — automatically ruling him out of Sunday's final Group C match with Venezuela — when referee Enrique Osses showed him a straight red.
Neymar was scathing of the match officials after Brazil slumped to their first loss to the Colombians in 24 years.

"In my view the rules are always used against me," Neymar told Brazilian media, criticizing Osses' decision to caution him for a handball in the first half.

"I was off balance, the ball hit my hand but it was not intentional. They put a weak referee in there to whistle up for all that. The team didn't play well.—AP