TWO DAYS AFTER THE DERBY, OL DOES NOT DECOLUTE

Two days after the derby between Olympique Lyonnais and AS Saint-Étienne, François Letexier’s decision to cancel Lucas Stassin’s red card does not appeal to the Rhône club. The Lyonnais wish to appeal the contested arbitral decision.

Present in Geoffroy-Guichard’s fora, John Textor, President of Olympique Lyonnais, expressed frustration in the mixed zone after his team’s defeat against ASSE (2-1). He returned to a key moment of the first half: Stassin’s tab on Corentin Tolisso. A fault first sanctioned with a red card, before the arbitrator reconsidered his decision following the intervention of the VAR.

For John Textor, the injustice is blatant: not only did Stassin stay on the ground and score a decisive double, but Tolisso had to leave the field on injury. “The wrongdoer was able to continue, while the affected player had to come out. It’s incomprehensible,” he said.

Even the apologies of the Stéphanois player after the meeting were not enough to calm the anger of the Lyon president: “I respect his words, but the images show something else. Tolisso is a key player for us. He couldn’t come back. This is an unacceptable decision. "

According to L’Équipe, Olympique Lyonnais intends to file an appeal following this cancelled red card. On this subject, Michael Gerlinger (Director of the Eagle Group, holder of OL) said on this future procedure: “We will turn to the competition committee which is in charge of the certification of matches. "