The incident of Federico Valverde punching Alex Baena after Real Madrid’s La Liga clash against Villarreal is dominating the headlines in Spain.

The Villarreal midfielder’s alleged nasty comments about Valverde’s wife’s pregnancy complications are believed to have riled up the Real Madrid star, leading to his actions.

While from a moral standpoint, Valverde was defending his family’s honour, from the legal point of view, the Uruguayan international could see himself faced with sanctions.

According to reports from COPE, the midfielder could face to a federative sanction of four games for his actions. On top of that, the sanctions proposed by the Anti-Violence Commission will also have to be taken into account.

However, there is a clause for such a situation to come into the picture. Given that neither the match referee nor the game director was witness to the incident and nothing occurred during the minutes on the field, the incident has not been included in the official match report.

The scenario that would see the player penalised is if either Villarreal or Baena file a complaint or the police draw up a record of the happenings in the parking area.

The Yellow Submarines and their midfielder have not filed any complaint yet and have not decided on whether or not to denounce Valverde’s action to the Competition Committee. Nevertheless, developments are expected swiftly.

“Cry now that your son is not going to be born,” were the alleged distasteful words uttered by Baena to Valverde in the Copa del Rey meeting between Real Madrid and Villarreal earlier this season.

The Spanish midfielder is said to have rubbed salt onto the wound with further triggering statements last night which culminated in the Real Madrid star punching him in the face.