Where will Paredes serve his suspension after his expulsion in the Copa del Rey?

Athletic Club

Rest for the team after the 3-4 victory against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, a triumph decided in extra time. Paredes' red card marked the match: the center-back will be suspended for two matches in the Copa.

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The Athletic enjoys a day off this Wednesday after a demanding 3-4 victory against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, in a match where Ziganda's team took the lead *up to three times*. The pass was sealed in extra time with a *penalty converted by Unai Gómez*, despite the team playing *an hour with one man down* due to Paredes' expulsion. The center-back, *the first confirmed absence* for the quarter-finals, will serve *a two-match suspension* in the Copa.

The red card, Valverde's reproach, and the disciplinary ruling

Paredes saw the red card for calling one of Hernández Hernández's assistants a "coward," an action that *left no doubts for the referee*. After the match, Valverde *reprimanded the player* for the outburst, and the defender *apologized* in the locker room. The RFEF's Disciplinary Code frames the case within *articles 117 and 120*, which contemplate *a minimum of two matches* as punishment, a sanction that Paredes will *receive*. With the quarter-finals draw set for *Monday, January 19*, the León team awaits their opponent for a round scheduled in the *first week of February*. In this scenario, *resource management* will be key for the *Bilbao team* in the next stage of the tournament.