Western Sydney Wanderers could lose utility Iacopo La Rocca to suspension after Sydney derby Western Sydney Wanderers' Iacopo La Rocca sent off for his tackle on Sydney FC's Terry Antonis Picture: Porteous Gregg Source: The Daily Telegraph WANDERERS utility Iacopo La Rocca faces a nervous wait to see whether he will receive a lengthy ban for his elbow on Terry Antonis that could rule him out of the grand final. The Italian was dismissed late in the game during Saturday night's 1-1 draw with Sydney FC, after swinging his arm into Antonis's face as the two challenged for the ball. Antonis had to be bandaged around the head to complete the game, and Wanderers coach Tony Popovic conceded the offence was a clear red card. La Rocca will receive at least a one-game ban, ruling him out of Friday's trip to Newcastle, but the offence of serious foul play when challenging for the ball has a disciplinary period of unlimited extra games open to the A-League's match review panel (MRP). Based on precedent, a ban of two or three games in total is expected. If the MRP decides on three, or more, matches then La Rocca's season will be over - a major concern for Popovic given his ability to play across defence and midfield, and with Jerome Polenz, Michael Beauchamp and Aaron Mooy all carrying injuries. Sydney FC's Brett Emerton was also sent off, for a late tackle on Shannon Cole, and will miss at least Thursday's trip to Brisbane but his offence seems certain to attract only a single-game ban. Popovic conceded he will have to wait for the dust to settle on the derby to learn the availability of a number of players, with La Rocca and Polenz definitely out, and marquee Shinji Ono going for scans today to assess the seriousness of a groin injury. It is a different injury to his recent hamstring issues, and Wanderers staff expect Ono to be fit for the finals. Mooy is facing a race to recover from a knee injury in time for Wanderers' Good Friday clash, though at least winger Youssouf Hersi will return from suspension. But Popovic was adamant that whatever XI he put together would go for a win at Newcastle, with the team then facing a weekend off before their home final on April 12 or 14. "We'll go into the match to win it, no matter who's available," Popovic said. We have to see who is available first but, regardless, our mindset is to win that game. We want a good performance going into the major semi-final. Every individual's case is different. The players who've had a lot of minutes this year, for them it's not an issue (whether they are rested or not). The players who haven't played so much, it's probably better to get a game under their belt. We'll assess it in the week and make decisions accordingly, but first we have to see who's available.