Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal has been slapped with a record €100,000 fine after getting involved in a early morning brawl near a night club in Turin.
Eyebrows were raised when the Chilean superstar was dropped from the Serie A defending champions' highly-anticipated clash with last season's runners-up Roma, being relegated to the bench.
Making a 10 minute cameo in Sunday's 3-2 home win, reports later were leaked as to why Vidal was removed out of the starting XI by Massimiliano Allegri.
Reports out of the Italian media claim the former Hamburg ace was involved in an early morning fight after deciding to go clubing on Thursday, with pictures of The Old Lady maestro being revealed.
According to La Stampa (per 101 Great Goals), Vidal was the loser of the 05:30 AM altercation, and was on the receiving end of a “violent blow to the back”.
Arturo Vidal reportedly got in a fight in the early hours of last Friday, taking a blow to the back of the head. pic.twitter.com/24LzdtiOIU
— BETFUZE (@BETFUZE) October 7, 2014
The Chilean midfielder was benched for the Juventus vs Roma game, and was fined €100,000 due to his actions
Gazzetta- Vidal out till 5am on Friday at a club, was late to training. Dropped from Roma XI, will receive big fine. pic.twitter.com/GNV2IaWnce
— Aaron Giambattista (@agiamba) October 6, 2014
Vidal, who was chased by English Premier League side Manchester United all summer, is tipped to be headed for a Juventus exit next summer by Gazzetta dello Sport, but the extensive punishment that the Chilean was handed might speed up a move away from Italy to as early as January.
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