Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone could be facing his last three La Liga games of the season from the sidelines,​ after the Argentine was sent to the stands in a 1-0 win against Malaga for an incident with the ballboy.





With the tie delicately poised at 0-0 in first-half stoppage time, Malaga broke away with an incisive counter-attack and looked to have the better of the Atletico defence, this was when Simeone seemingly instructed a ballboy to throw a second ball on the pitch in order to halt play.

The 45-year old manager protested his innocence after the game, the ​Daily Mail quoted him as saying:





“The images will show [what happened]. It'll become clear,





" It’s clear that the referee made the right decision as per the regulations. He did what he had to do. There's little more that can be said.





“It was a boy beside me [who threw the ball], but that doesn't mean anything.”





Angel Correa eventually scored the only goal of the game in the 62nd minute to earn his side a vital three points, which puts Atletico level with Barcelona at the top of the table on 82 points.

However, the win was tarnished by Simeone's antics and huge uproar will be caused if Atletico go on to pluck the league trophy away from Barcelona in the three remaining fixtures.





Sky Sports' Spanish reporter ​Guillem Balague mentioned a similar incident in his analysis after the game, stating that the manager in question that time was handed an eight-game ban.





To have a look at the incident, click on the short video below.

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