The match between OL and TFC ended in a draw (0-0), but Toulouse officially lodged a complaint against Lyon regarding the presence of Thiago Almada. The LFP must now study the file.
The rumor is now confirmed, on Saturday evening, even before the kick-off of the match between Lyon and Toulouse, which was played at Groupama Stadium, the Toulouse leaders filed a reservation against OL, noting that Thiago Almada did appear on the match sheet. Substitute, the Argentine player loaned by Botafogo did not play a second, but that did not prevent the TFC from confirming his complaint in writing, which will therefore force the competitions commission of the Professional Football League to study this file. And even if Almada was officially qualified for this meeting, the National Management Control Department having validated the world champion's contract. But for Damien Comolli, Olympique Lyonnais cheated, since RMC reveals that Toulouse evokes a “ scam » from John Textor's club, Damien Comolli being furious to see the Argentinian on the scoresheet.
OL has confidence, but so does TFC
This claim, confirmed by RMC, is necessarily a very sensitive subject, because if the LFP were to agree with Toulouse, then OL would lose a point in the standings, while TFC would have nothing to gain, since the rules provide for a match lost for the offending team, but not a match won by the team that filed this protest. In the current context around Olympique Lyonnais, which could receive 33 million euros from the transfer of Luiz Enrique to Zenit Saint Petersburg, while the latter was playing with Botafogo, the situation obviously seems confused, even if OL will have great role in pointing out that the DNCG and the LFP have validated this operation and therefore the presence of Thiago Almada on the match sheet.
-The whole of Ligue 1 ready to lodge complaints?
Also to see if, while waiting for an official decision, the other Ligue 1 clubs will also file complaints, starting with Nantes, which hosts Lyon next Sunday. All this in an even more tense atmosphere on the Lyon side with the announcement of John Textor's interest in Paulo Fonseca. The American owner, who last week made a huge rant against Nasser Al-Khelaifi, could this time be angry with quite a few other presidents.
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