The technical director of refereeing, Stéphane Lannoy, admitted that he had “a penalty situation” during OL’s victory over Nice (1-0), Friday evening in Ligue 1.
The Aiglons let their anger explode on Friday evening. At the opening of the 22nd day of Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais won 1-0 over OGC Nice, thanks to a goal from their winter recruit Orel Mangala. A bitter defeat for the Gym, which could have benefited from two penalties during the game, as Nice boss Jean-Pierre Rivère lamented on Amazon Prime at the final whistle.
“When we look at the replays, there are at least two penalties, he estimated. First, Caleta-Car’s elbow on Guessand. And then, Tagliafico’s fault on Lotomba. At some point, he (Clément Turpin) has to question himself. I do not understand anything anymore. It’s serious not even being able to speak to a referee after a match, we are also players in the game. He says to me: “Don’t touch me! Don’t point your finger at me! » I would like him to explain, but he is untouchable. At some point he has to come back down. The stakes are high. »
“For me, it’s a penalty situation”
While Clément Turpin refused to speak after the match on these two contentious situations in the Lyon penalty area, the technical director of refereeing, Stéphane Lannoy, spoke in the columns of Nice morning. The former referee recognized that the Nice should have obtained a penalty following the clash between Tagliafico and Lotomba occurred in the 82nd minute of play. However, he does not incriminate Clément Turpin, instead pointing the finger at the decision taken by the VAR.
“Clément Turpin is a little embarrassed in the course of the action, due to his positioning on the field, explains Lannoy. He has to move to the left side to leave space for the players and the action ends on the right. He is not ideally placed and considers that the Nice striker is the first to unbalance Tagliafico. However, the Lyon defender grabs his opponent’s jersey from the start of the action, it is clear in the images. And, then, he unbalances him by pulling on the jersey, with the added bonus of contact with the feet. For me, it’s a penalty situation. It would have been better if the video assistance had called Clément Turpin and shown him the images. » Not sure that these declarations appease the Nice camp…
