Manchester City's Rico Lewis banned for three matches after Club World Cup red card
Rico Lewis will miss Manchester City's final Club World Cup group game and their last-16 tie after his three-match suspension for an opening day sending off was upheld.
The 20-year-old was show a straight red card in City's opening win over Wydad which saw him miss Sunday's 6-0 victory against Al Ain, with the original one-match ban being extended to three matches.
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City subsequently appealed the extended ban, but this was unsuccessful.
Pep Guardiola's side must beat Juventus on Thursday to finish top of Group G of the Club World Cup, with the prospect of being tied with Real Madrid, should they win their group, in the first knockout round.
Matheus Nunes started in the wing-back role in the last match as Guardiola trialled a back three.
Lewis would have been in contention to start but it looks likely that the Portuguese midfielder will continue to deputise at right-back, which he did for the final months of last season.
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