While OM had asked to remove Leonardo Balerdi’s second yellow card against OL, and consequently his expulsion, the disciplinary committee did not follow this request. The Argentinian is suspended for one match.
The LFP Disciplinary Committee has ruled. Meeting on Wednesday, September 25, the body decided to uphold the second yellow card given to Leonardo Balerdi on Sunday during OM’s stunning victory over OL (3-2). The Marseille club had requested that this warning be removed, and consequently the expulsion.
The sanction is therefore maintained and the Argentinian defender is suspended for one match. He will miss OM’s trip to Strasbourg on Sunday at the end of the 6th day of Ligue 1 (8:45 p.m.).
An expulsion that provoked the anger of Benatia
Against OL, the expulsion of Balerdi, who received two yellow cards in the first five minutes of this Olympico, provoked the anger of the Marseille leaders. At half-time, Medhi Benatia verbally attacked the referees in the corridors of the Groupama Stadium. The OM sports advisor then added another layer to the microphone of DAZN, strongly criticizing the appointment of Benoît Bastien as main referee of this match.
The Marseille sports advisor’s comments earned him a summons before the LFP’s disciplinary committee, seized by the National Ethics Council. According to AFP, the Olympian manager will be heard next week.
The decisions of the disciplinary committee:
“EXCLUSIONS
MCDONALD’S LEAGUE 1
One match suspension
Leonardo BALERDI (Olympic Marseille)
5th Ligue 1 McDonald’s matchday: Stade Brestois 29 – Toulouse FC on September 22, 2024
Exclusion of Mr. Éric ROY, coach of Stade Brestois 29
Three matches of firm suspension from the bench, referees’ locker room and all official functions.
A match closes following a third warning in a period including 10 official competition matches (Ligue 1 McDonald’s, Coupe de France, Trophée des Champions) or by revocation of the suspended sentence. The sanction will take effect from Tuesday 1st October 2024 at 0:00.
Rémy LABEAU LASCARY (RC Lens)
Rabby NZINGOULA (Montpellier Hérault SC)
LEAGUE 2 BKT
Two matches of suspension and one match suspended
Dylan TAVARES (SC Bastia)
Two-match suspension
Vincent MARCHETTI (Paris FC)
Montassar TALBI (FC Lorient)
One match suspension and one match suspended
Steve SOLVET (FC Martigues)
One match suspension
Jean-Philippe KRASSO (Paris FC)
5th Ligue 2 BKT matchday: SC Bastia – Paris FC on September 20, 2024
Exclusion of Mr. Benoît Tavenot, coach of SC Bastia
Two matches of firm suspension from the bench, referees’ locker room and all official functions.
6th Ligue 2 BKT matchday: Pau FC – Lorient FC on September 24, 2024
Exclusion of Mr. Erwann LE POSTEC, assistant coach of FC Lorient
Two matches of firm suspension from the bench, referees’ locker room and all official functions.
A match is suspended following a third warning in a period including 10 official competition matches (Ligue 2 BKT, Coupe de France, Trophée des Champions) or by revocation of the suspended sentence. The sanction will take effect from Tuesday 1st October 2024 at 0:00.
Jésah AYESSA (AC Ajaccio)
Jordy GASPAR (PAU FC)
Juan José GUEVARA (SC Bastia)
Bevic MOUSSITI-OKO (FC Martigues)
Matthieu UDOL (FC Metz)
FIELD POLICE
4th Ligue 1 McDonald’s matchday: Olympique de Marseille – OGC Nice on September 14, 2024
Behavior of Olympique de Marseille supporters: use of pyrotechnic devices
A firm match to close the space reserved for the “MTP” supporters group
One match of firm closure of the space reserved for the supporters group “CU 84″ and two matches suspended”
