For having publicly insinuated that the referee Mr. Bastien could lack integrity, Mehdi Benatia is currently being attacked from all sides. The Franco-Moroccan was criticized for his media outburst and he may even be punished for it.
The OM sports advisor was summoned by the League’s disciplinary committee. He will have to explain his remarks. Whatever his defense, it is unlikely that he will escape a sanction.
Longoria follows in Benatia’s footsteps
Benatia therefore finds himself in a storm. However, he is not facing it alone. The Marseille staff has sided with him, believing that he was right to say what he said. The former Bayern Munich player therefore benefits from full support internally.
According to RMC Sport, Pablo Longoria, the president, reacted briefly to the events that occurred at the Groupama Stadium. Echoing his sports advisor, he hammered home that there was no longer any question of tolerating “lack of respect” posted at his club. A radical position. However, he had the intelligence not to express it publicly, unlike Benatia.
Finally, the only one who thinks that the refereeing was completely correct during the Olympico is the coach Roberto De Zerbi. Just after the match, the Italian technician admitted that the expulsion of Leonardo Balerdi was logical. So the violins are not totally in tune on the side of the Commanderie.
