Gelson Martins returns to play after being suspended for 6 months

Gelson Martins has felt like a footballer again at the age of 25. The Monaco winger has dressed short to play a friendly against AZ Alkmaar. Does it six months after it was sent off against Angers in the French league after pushing the referee of the match.

The Disciplinary Commission of the LFP decided to sanction the Portuguese forcefully and imposed a penalty of six months without being able to play. Exactly on August 6 the deadline was met and Gelson Martins wrote how he felt on one of his social networks. “Today the punishment ends. Every time I make mistakes, I take my mistakes and pay for them. What does not kill us makes us stronger, everything is behind us and now I am stronger and more motivated than ever! I want to thank everyone who supported me in this less good phase, there were few, but they were enough to be here today and fight for my dreams “. The former Sporting de Portugal and Atlético de Madrid footballer is in full preseason with Monaco preparing for the imminent start of the 2020-2021 French league. “Six months has been a long time. I am proud of my first game,” he said before Saturday's meeting.

The Portuguese footballer had to face a bad drink last July when the French Federation wanted to extend his sanction until November, alluding that the months in which the French championship could not be played due to the coronavirus will not be deducted from the punishment. Finally, ehe French National Olympic Sports Committee (CNOSF) sought a conciliation with the Federation to reduce the sanction to the former Atlético de Madrid player and thus respect the initial date of August 6 as the limit of the sanction.