Celtic Park 'assault' earns Copenhagen star three-match Uefa ban

Copenhagen striker Michael Santos has been banned for three matches by Uefa for his clash with a police officer at Celtic Park in February.

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 27: Copenhagen's Michael Santos celebrates at Full Time during the Europa League Round of 32, 2nd Leg match between Celtic and FC Copenhagen at Celtic Park on February 27, 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

The Uruguayan international had already been charged by Police Scotland for the incident which happened during Copenhagen’s celebrations of their second goal in the 3-1 victory over Celtic which eliminated the Scottish champions from the Europa League at the last 32 stage. A report was sent to the procurator fiscal.

Santos will now miss the second leg of Copenhagen’s last 16 tie against Turkish side Basaksehir whenever the tournament is able to resume after the coronavirus pandemic, along with the Danish club’s subsequent two games in European competition.