At the heart of the controversy from the ASSE-OL derby, François Letexier now knows his fate. He will not direct any match of the 31st day of Ligue 1 following the decision which was taken by the National Directorate of Arbitration.
After having decided to grant a red card to Lucas Stassin because of his bad tackle on Corentin Tolisso, the referee then removed it after the intervention of the Var. This decision aroused the misunderstanding of the Lyon camp but also of the world of French football.
At the end of the derby, won 2-1 by the Greens, François Letexier himself recognized his error as said the president of Olympique Lyonnais, John Textor: “The referee has just recognized with our player that he had in fact made a mistake. There should have been a red card. After reflection, he understands what the whole country had understood. »»
A rest more than a sanction for François Letexier
After François Letexier's performance last weekend, his non-designation then sounds like a sanction. However, it may only be a simple rest granted to the French referee. Indeed The team Indicates that the manager-instructor of the referees would have said that the rest of the official was planned in advance.
The manager-instructor tells us that Ligue 1 referees are not present on the grounds every weekend. This season, the Rennais has officiated a total of 13 Ligue 1 games and has only refereed two consecutive weekends once. When they are not appointed to be the main referee, they are assigned to video refereeing as was the case for Willy Delajod, present on the Var bus last Sunday during the derby which will be at the PSG-Nice whistle this weekend.
