Italian coach banned 5 months for head-butting and encouraging player to 'break the legs' of an opponent: 'The decision has left us genuinely perplexed'

A third-division coach in Italy has been banned for five months for head-butting an opponent and inciting violence.

Lucchese coach Giancarlo Favarin knocked Alessandria coach Gaetano Mancino to the ground with a powerful head-butt on Sunday at the end of their 2-2 draw in Serie C.

The Lega Pro,...