Dimitri Payet had given hope, ultimately vain, to Olympique de Marseille by scoring at the end of the match (88th) Saturday in Lens (2-1)twelve minutes after coming on. But the 36-year-old Marseille veteran will perhaps not have other opportunities to play “supersubs” this season, in the fight to regain second place in Ligue 1 recovered by the artesian club. The former international should be punished by the Disciplinary Committee of the LFP for having slapped Yannick Cahuzacthe former midfielder now assistant coach of Racing.
This altercation, spotted by a Prime Video camera, took place in the first half, at the heart of a scuffle triggered after Lensois defender Facundo Medina sent a ball to the OM bench. Despite Franck Haise’s protests, referee Clément Turpin did not sanction Payet.
The Anthony Lopes case law
But he gave Medina a yellow card and expelled Cahuzac as well as Gilles Marambaud, the Marseille physical trainer. Payet risks a big penalty, as indicated The Teamwhich recalls the Anthony Lopes case law.
During an OM – OL match on March 18, 2018, Lopes slapped Oualid Baaloul, the Marseille steward, and ultimately received a five-game suspension. As a reminder, there are only four Ligue 1 days left to play by the end of the season.