The FA has confirmed it is looking into allegations that Jose Semedo spat at Grant Leadbitter during Boro’s clash with Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.
Boro’s skipper reacted angrily to an incident 20 minutes into the second half before furiously complaining at referee Stephen Martin.
Both managers said they hadn’t seen the clash when quizzed in their post-match interviews but Aitor Karanka confirmed earlier this week that Boro were considering taking action over the alleged incident.
Wednesday boss Stuart Gray said Martin hadn’t included the incident in his match report but the FA has confirmed to the Gazette it’s aware of the complaint and will continue to look into it before making a decision on any potential action.
When asked about the issue in his press conference earlier this week, Karanka said: “We are going to work (on it) but I prefer not to say anything because I don’t know what the steps are here and can’t say one thing because maybe I make a mistake.
“Grant and the club are working and let’s see but I prefer not to say anything.”
Although Karanka refused to comment on the incident directly on Saturday, he did say that Leadbitter’s complaints couldn’t have stemmed from nothing.
“Grant, I know him, he is a very good lad, a very good player, a very good character and if he did say something like that it is because something has happened but I can’t say what happened because I don’t know,” said the Boro boss.
Semedo did receive a yellow card during Wednesday’s victory over Boro for a separate incident in which Lee Tomlin was also booked.
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