Mihajlovic to face UEFA action despite Mutu appeal

>LAZIO defender Sinisa Mihajlovic faces UEFA disciplinary action and a long ban for spitting on Adrian Mutu even though the Chelsea striker has appealed for clemency in an undeserved act of forgiveness.

UEFA will discuss on Friday the case of Mihajlovic, whose shameful actions in stamping on Mutu, as well as spitting into his ear, were caught on camera during Chelsea’s Champions League victory in Rome.

The disgraced Serb defender, who has previously been found guilty of racially abusing Patrick Vieira, now deserves a long suspension to add to his automatic one-match ban for a separate red card on Tuesday night.

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