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Watch Felipe Melo's deadly kung-fu kick for which he got banned

Melo now misses Serie A games against Empoli, Sassuolo and Atalanta.

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Felipe Melo during Inter Milan's game against Lazio on Tuesday
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Remember Eric Cantona launching himself at a fan during a Mancheter United versus Crystal palace match, and getting banned for a lengthy period? Inter Milan midfielder Felipe Melo went the same way but has escaped with a three-match suspension for aiming a kung-fu kick at Lazio's Lucas Biglia at the weekend, Serie A said on Tuesday.

Here is video of the incident

The Brazil international received a straight red card for the 90th-minute incident that came moments after he had given away a penalty for a foul on Sergej Milinkovic-Savic on Sunday. The penalty was missed but Antonio Candreva scored on the rebound to secure 10th-placed Lazio a 2-1 win over table-topping Inter. "Unfortunately Melo did two stupid things," coach Mancini told Sky Sport Italia after the match.

Melo now misses Serie A games against Empoli, Sassuolo and Atalanta. He has been sent off twice this season. "Yes, I'm a nasty player and that is my strength," said Melo when he arrived at Inter from Galatasaray earlier this year. 

Here is the Eric Cantona  kung-fu kick

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