The Argentinian world champion from OL was not selected for the reception in Clermont which ended on Sunday with a new fiasco. For a rugby story, says L’Equipe. Nicolas Tagliafico denied this.
Could the presence of Nicolas Tagliafico have avoided Olympique Lyonnais from defeat conceded Sunday evening at home against Clermont Foot (1-2) ? We can always make hypotheses but there is one certainty.
The Argentine defender was not selected by Fabio Grosso for this match of the 9th day of Ligue 1.
The Italian coach sanctioned the reigning world champion for a question of discipline, advances The Team in its Tuesday edition.
For having supported his compatriots on Friday evening at the Stade de France (Saint-Denis) during the semi-final of the Rugby World Cup between Argentina and New Zealand, Tagliafico was dismissed.
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A version denied by the person concerned, via a social network: “ the mention of a sanction is false and malicious. » Nicolas Tagliafico also acknowledges a discussion with Fabio Grosso during which the coach told him that he did not like his escapade on Friday at the Stade de France.
