Shortly before the hour mark, the match between Nantes and OL could have gone the wrong way for Les Gones, but Alexandre Lacazette narrowly avoided an expulsion thanks to the indulgence of referee Jérôme Brisard.
In the 53rd minute of play, Nantes still led 1-0 against Olympique Lyonnais, at the end of the 28th day of Ligue 1 in a Beaujoire stadium behind closed doors. At this point in the game, a major event created discord. Alexandre Lacazette exploded the eyebrow of Nantes defender Zeze with an involuntary but extremely violent elbow to the point that the Brazilian defender was bloody and in shock. Despite the fury of the Nantes residents and first of all Antoine Kombouaré, Lyon’s top scorer was not sent off by Jérôme Brisard and received a simple yellow card.
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Twenty minutes later, he scored the equalizer before OL took the lead and won in Loire-Atlantique. A scenario that leaves a bitter taste in Guillaume Dufy. On the set of L’Equipe du Soir, the journalist returned to the obvious red card which was not distributed against Alexandre Lacazette and he still wonders how Jérôme Brisard was able to leave the Lyon captain on the ground after such action. “I’m not questioning Lyon’s superiority, but I have a problem from the 52nd minute with Lacazette’s elbow on poor Zeze, the arch exploded” indicates the journalist before continuing.
Guillaume Dufy scandalized by arbitration
“I think he deserves a red and at this moment, Lyon leads 1-0. Lacazette then scores the equalizing goal. Frankly, I have a real problem. This boy had to go out with a concussion protocol… The referee was pretty good during the match but in this action in the 52nd minute, it was handled haphazardly. Not a blatant red? He gives a huge nudge! Nobody cries scandal if there is a red card” believes Guillaume Dufy, who would not have hesitated for a second to give Alexandre Lacazette a red card. The OL captain also admitted in the mixed zone after Les Gones’ victory on the Nantes pitch that he would not have been shocked if he had been sent off because even if according to him, his elbow on Zeze was unintentional, he was indeed dangerous and could have deserved a red card.
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