Gianluigi Donnarumma was injured in the face during the Ligue 1 clash between Monaco and PSG this Wednesday (2-3). Impressive facial scars caused unintentionally by Wilfried Singo. The ASM right-back was not expelled for this dangerous gesture. Explanations on the interpretation of François Letexier.
Cleats in the face. A lacerated face. And finally ten staples placed on the right cheek of Gianluigi Donnarumma. If PSG supported its domination of the French championship by winning in Monaco (2-3) during an advanced match of the 16th day of Ligue 1, the highlight of the evening was the injury of the goalkeeper Italian.
Shortly after the quarter of an hour of play, Wilfried Singo did not control his movement at the end of the race and sent his crampons into the face of the Italian international. Stunned, Donnarumma will have to give way to Matvey Safonov, in the 22nd minute. Wilfried Singo was not sanctioned for this involuntary but dangerous gesture, although he had already been warned in the 14th minute for a foul on Désiré Doué.
“A reckless attitude” and not “inconsiderate”?
How to interpret François Letexier’s decision? To do this, you must look at the laws of the game from the Ifab (International Football Association Board). They allow us to understand that the fact of inflicting a card is a matter for the referee’s interpretation. It would seem in this case that Letexier considered Singo’s gesture as a “reckless attitude” and not as a “reckless attitude”.
“We speak of a reckless attitude when a player competes for the ball without attention, consideration or precaution,” specifies paragraph 12.1 of the regulations. François Letexier therefore leaned towards this interpretation.
“Inconsiderate attitudes” can be punished with a yellow or red card. They concern an act of play “when a player acts without taking into account the dangerous nature or the consequences of his act for his opponent”. So-called “violent” attitudes concern an act of play “when a player uses excessive force at the risk of endangering the physical integrity of his opponent”.
A violent situation between Donnarumma and Singo but subject to interpretation. That of François Letexier should not fail to provoke a reaction.
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