Lyon will sanction coach Fonseca for attacking Ligue 1 referee
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Reading Time: 1min | Mon. 03.03.25. | 17:46
The league's disciplinary committee are set to meet this week, but this is a separate thing from the investigation his own club has launched
Those scenes were actually wild. Seeing Paulo Fonseca lose his plot and attack the referee was unbelievable. It all happened during Olympique Lyon's match against Brest on Sunday night.
Now, according to a report from Chaine L'Equipe, OL are set to punish manager Fonseca internally after his touchline behaviour towards referee Benoit Millot. He went head to head with Millot, following a red card as a penalty was being assessed by VAR.
After Marseille president Pablo Longoria called Ligue 1 referees corrupt last weekend, Lyon coach Paulo Fonseca steps onto pitch and pushes head into Referee’s after getting 🟥. Reports suggesting he could get a 7 month ban. We might have a problem here
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Moreover, as per RMC Sport, the Portuguese coach could risk his season being finished on the touchline for Les Gones.
Fonseca apologised for his actions during his post-match press conference, but Ligue 1's disciplinary committee will meet this week to decide Fonseca's fate. Fonseca's incident could come under the league's rules governing behaviour, notably article eight regarding "intimidation or threatening behaviour".
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