Sebastian Tagliabue during training with the UAE national team. Courtesy UAE FA
Sebastian Tagliabue during training with the UAE national team. Courtesy UAE FA
Sebastian Tagliabue during training with the UAE national team. Courtesy UAE FA
Sebastian Tagliabue during training with the UAE national team. Courtesy UAE FA

Sebastian Tagliabue scores on debut but Jorge Luis Pinto tastes defeat in first game in charge of UAE


Amith Passela
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Result

UAE (S. Tagliabue 90 1') 1-2 Uzbekistan (Shokhruz Norkhonov 48', 86')

Jorge Luis Pinto's first game in charge of the UAE ended in defeat to Uzbekistan 2-1 in their friendly at the Rashid Stadium in Dubai on Monday.

Shokhruz Norkhonov found the net twice for the visitors in the second half before the UAE’s Argentine-born striker Sebastian Tagliabue scored on his debut from a penalty in added time.

Norkhonov broke the deadlock with an opportunist goal. He scored after the ball fell into his path following defender Khamis Ismail’s failed clearance attempt.

Khalid Essa, who foiled Norkhonov twice from getting into the scorecard in the first half, had no chance in stopping the Uzbek forward the third time.

Earlier, Essa had first charged forward to smother Norkhonov's first effort on 11 minutes and then blocked a close range shot at the half-hour mark.

In between, he nearly let one slip out of his hands from an Akmal Mozgovoy shot from outside the area.

At the other end, Khalil Ibrahim’s effort rolled across the far post and Mohammed Marzouq’s lunging header off a corner fell wide in the first half of play.

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What is Financial Fair Play?
Introduced in 2011 by Uefa, European football’s governing body, it demands that clubs live within their means. Chiefly, spend within their income and not make substantial losses.

What the rules dictate? 
The second phase of its implementation limits losses to €30 million (Dh136m) over three seasons. Extra expenditure is permitted for investment in sustainable areas (youth academies, stadium development, etc). Money provided by owners is not viewed as income. Revenue from “related parties” to those owners is assessed by Uefa's “financial control body” to be sure it is a fair value, or in line with market prices.

What are the penalties? 
There are a number of punishments, including fines, a loss of prize money or having to reduce squad size for European competition – as happened to PSG in 2014. There is even the threat of a competition ban, which could in theory lead to PSG’s suspension from the Uefa Champions League.

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MATCH INFO

Inter Milan 1 (Martinez 18' pen)

Juventus 2 (Dybala 4', Higuain 80')

Result

UAE (S. Tagliabue 90 1') 1-2 Uzbekistan (Shokhruz Norkhonov 48', 86')