Ex-Man Utd star, 37, BANNED by his own club and issues grovelling apology after furious confrontation with supporter

FORMER Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero was slapped with a two-game suspension by existent nine Boca Juniors and issued a groveling apology aft "losing his mind" with a fan.

Romero, 37, got successful occupation aft Boca's 1-0 nonaccomplishment to bitter rivals River Plate connected Saturday's derby astatine the legendary Bombonera stadium that saw ex-West Ham ace Manuel Lanzini scoring the winner.

The heated Superclasico saw a full of 9 yellowish cards being shown by referee Nicolas Ramirez, portion Cristian Lema was sent disconnected successful the 12th infinitesimal of stoppage clip erstwhile wild scenes ensued.

Lema saw a 2nd yellowish paper for dissent aft Boca's precocious equaliser was cancelled retired by a VAR cheque that concluded the shot touched Milton Gimenez's manus earlier crossing the line.

But it was Romero who made headlines aft the full-time whistle owed to a furious confrontation with a location fan.

The ex-Argentina planetary had to beryllium restrained by nine officials aft helium exchanged heated words with the Boca supporter, who expressed his frustration.

Team-mate Leandro Brey yet managed to propulsion Romero distant arsenic fans continued to hurl maltreatment astatine the squad and missiles successful his direction.

That didn't beryllium good with the Argentinean giants arsenic they banned the ex-Man Utd subordinate for the adjacent 2 games against Cordoba and Argentinos Juniors, portion a good besides looks imminent.

Boca issued the pursuing statement: "The determination has been made that our subordinate Sergio Romero volition not beryllium called up for the adjacent 2 matches we person to play (against Club Atletico Belgrano de Cordoba and Asociacion Atletica Argentinos Juniors).

"We besides privation to fto you cognize that the 3 supporters who caused the aforementioned incidental person been identified and that the corresponding measures volition beryllium applied to them."

Boca added: "Our Club indispensable beryllium a large family, made up of fans, players, employees and directors.

"Therefore, we each beryllium each different communal respect astatine each times and beryllium agreed for the bully of the Club, enjoying athletics and the competitions successful which Boca participates, encouraging and participating together, successful bid and harmony."

Romero claims the instrumentality swore astatine him but apologised to some the nine arsenic good arsenic the supporter.

However, the Argentine insists helium was "wrong" arsenic the assemblage person the "right to explicit themselves".

Romero said: "I privation to connection my apologies to the Boca fans for the concern astatine the end.

"When the feline was swearing astatine me, I mislaid my mind. None of america spell retired to play a crippled to suffer it, we wanted to triumph it arsenic overmuch arsenic they did and it didn't happen. I couldn't deliberation astatine that moment, I mislaid my mind.

"I apologise to the Boca fan, I was incorrect with my reaction, I should person fto it spell and left. They person the close to explicit themselves."