Jesus to Miss Final in at Maracana

Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus will miss the Copa America final after he was handed a two-game ban on Tuesday by South American football’s governing body CONMEBOL.

The Manchester City’s Jesus was dismissed for a foul on Eugenio Mena in Brazil’s 1-0 quarter-final win over Chile on Friday.

He sat out the tournament hosts’ 1-0 semi-final win over Peru on Monday but is now set to also miss the final against either Argentina at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Maracana stadium.

He was also fined $5,000, CONMEBOL announced yesterday.

Jesus, 24, was shown a red card on 48 minutes, just two minutes after Lucas Paqueta gave the Selecao the lead against Chile.

Paqueta was also the match-winner against Peru, where Everton took Jesus’s place.