Spitting image: Totti in trouble

If found guilty the Roman could be forced to sit out several matches and if UEFA takes a hard line could even be banned for the rest of the competition. The DBU said in a statement that 8220;Totti on several occasions, unprovoked, spat in Poulsen8217;s face.8221;

8220;That is now clearly proved by television footage and still pictures from the match,8221; said the DBU, adding that UEFA already had talked to Poulsen about the incident during the Group C match in Guimaraes.

Television images broadcast by Italy8217;s Rai network clearly showed Totti spitting in the face of midfielder Poulsen and precedents suggest the Roma captain could receive a lengthy suspension. In the most recent case in European competition, Lazio8217;s Serbian defender Sinisa Mihajlovic was banned for eight games after spitting at Chelsea8217;s Romanian striker Adrian Mutu in a Champions League match in November.