Toulouse had filed a complaint to contest the presence of Thiago Almada in the Rhone squad last Saturday in Ligue 1. The LFP competitions committee rejected it, and the Argentinian will not be bothered to play his first minutes with his new team, Sunday in Nantes.
The competitions commission ruled in favor of Olympique Lyonnais. Denouncing a “scam” with the presence of Thiago Almada in the Rhone group for OL-Toulouse on Saturday (0-0, 18th day of Ligue 1), the Toulouse residents had filed a complaint with the LFP competitions commission. This was rejected this Friday, Le Progrès learned.
Via its president Damien Comolli, Toulouse had contested with the League the presence of the 23-year-old Argentinian in the opposing squad. The commitment of the new recruit was considered contrary to the rules according to the Haut-Garonnais, due to the ban on recruiting imposed on OL by the DNCG.
Substitute, he did not come into play
After studying the file, the legal commission considered that the contract had been approved by the LFP, after a favorable opinion from the DNCG. OL have been notified, Toulouse too, and Pierre Sage will therefore be able to field his new Argentinian world champion on Sunday in Nantes (5:15 p.m.).
Qualified to play the match against Toulouse after his loan from Botafogo, another club in the Textor galaxy, Almada ultimately did not enter the pitch at Groupama Stadium.
-A great architect of the Brazilian club's two crowns in the league and Copa Libertadores (the equivalent of the South American Champions League), he was still entitled to an ovation from the Lyon enclosure during his presentation to the public .
Romain Daveau Journalist RMC Sport
