Bayern Munich defender Lucio has been handed a four-match Bundesliga ban after his red card against Stuttgart in the 3-1 defeat on Saturday. The Bundesliga announced on its official web site on Monday that the Brazilian's verdict will take immediate effect after Bayern accepted the decision. Lucio was shown red 20 minutes from time after elbowing Stuttgart Swiss defender Ludovic Magnin. "Everyone who knows me will also be aware I'd never deliberately elbow anyone," he told the club's official site. "It was frustration, nothing pre-meditated. I'm extremely sorry about it,"