Honduras have been ordered to play their next home match behind closed doors after Mexico coach Javier Aguirre was hit on the head by a can thrown from the stands following a Concacaf Nations League match last week.
Aguirre was left with blood seeping from a wound after being hit on the top of the head as he walked along the touchline to shake hands with counterpart Reinaldo Rueda after Friday's Nations League quarter-final first leg in San Pedro Sula.
¡PESIMA SEGURIDAD Y ORGANIZACIÓN! ❌
Javier Aguirre se llevó un fuerte golpe con una lata de cerveza lanzada desde las gradas lo que provocó que se le abriera la cabeza y terminara sangrandoNO HAY LUGAR PARA LA VIOLENCIA EN EL FUTBOL #RivalidadAzteca pic.twitter.com/8XT7Dozgfn
— TV Azteca Deportes (@AztecaDeportes) November 16, 2024
Concacaf, soccer's governing body in North and Central America, said on Monday the Honduras federation had also been fined following its failure to implement proper security during their 2-0 home win over Mexico.
"The Disciplinary Committee has ruled that the Honduran Football Federation must play their next senior men's national team home match (of a CONCACAF competition) behind closed doors," it said in a statement said
The committee has opened a separate case investigating Aguirre's conduct during the match, it added.
Concacaf Disciplinary Committee Sanctions Honduran Football Federation https://t.co/jB4KjwKEGo
— Concacaf Media (@ConcacafMedia) November 18, 2024
Mexico host the second leg of the quarter-final later on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
