( CNN ) -- AC Milan captain Gennaro Gattuso has been charged for head-butting Tottenham 's assistant manager at the end of his side 's Champions League loss on Tuesday . Football 's European governing body told CNN on Thursday that Gattuso faces a charge of `` gross sporting misconduct '' after he clashed with former Milan player Joe Jordan following the 1-0 first-leg defeat at the San Siro . UEFA said the 33-year-old 's case will be discussed at a meeting of its disciplinary and control panel in Switzerland on Monday . The former Italy midfielder was already due to miss the return leg of the last-16 tie at White Hart Lane in March because of an earlier booking during the game , but according to UEFA 's rules this could be extended to at least a three-match suspension . Why Gattuso has to lose his cool . In a tense encounter between the Italian Serie A and English Premier League sides , Gattuso had already clashed with 59-year-old Jordan before the incident with the former Scotland international on the sidelines at the final whistle . The ex-Glasgow Rangers player also came to blows with Spurs goalscorer Peter Crouch during the match , and received a yellow card for a foul on South Africa midfielder Steven Pienaar . However , Gattuso has apologized for his behavior towards Jordan and said he would have to accept the consequences of his actions . `` I lost my head and I 'm taking responsibility because I did something I should n't have done , '' he told reporters . `` I made a mistake doing what I did to an older person , and that 's it . I will wait and see what UEFA decides now . ''
Gennaro Gattuso faces charge of `` gross sporting misconduct '' over head-butting incident . Gattuso clashed with Tottenham assistant manager at end of Champions League match . AC Milan captain 's case will be discussed at a UEFA disciplinary hearing on Monday . Midfielder already banned from return leg in London , and suspension could be extended .