Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri has been fined £8,000 by The FA after admitting a charge of misconduct following his sending off against Burnley.
Sarri was sent to the stands by referee Kevin Friend in Monday’s ill-tempered 2-2 draw with the Clarets after attempting to intervene in an altercation between Mateo Kovacic and a number of visiting players.
A statement released by The FA read:
“Maurizio Sarri has been fined £8,000 after he admitted a misconduct charge from The FA and accepted the standard penalty.
“It concerned his behaviour in the 94th minute of Monday’s [22/04/2019] game between Chelsea and Burnley in the Premier League.”
Earlier in the match, Sarri appeared to sarcastically applaud Burnley’s bench for perceived time-wasting tactics, after Ashley Westwood had gone down with cramp.
Frustrations boiled over at the end of the game with members of both benches involved in a melee on the touchline but The FA has confirmed it will take no further action against Chelsea or Burnley for the incident.
Sarri refused to conduct a post-match press conference after the draw, and instead sent assistant manager Gianfranco Zola to face the media.
“He was really unhappy with a couple of situations on the pitch,” said Zola.
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