Defeated by LOSC at home (0-1), OL thought they could come back to score at the very end of the match with a goal from Lucas Paquetà. But Clément Turpin decided otherwise after the intervention of the VAR. A choice that the Lyonnais do not understand.
Dominating throughout the game, Olympique Lyonnais did not find the solution against LOSC and were punished on the counter-attack, on the only occasion of the Dogues (0-1). A frustrating defeat for Peter Bosz and his men, especially since Lucas Paquetá thought of equalizing at the very end of the match (87th). While he wanted to restart short on foot following a throw-in from Tiago Djaló, Léo Jardim was slow to get on his left foot and lost the ball after pressure from Lucas Paquetá. The Brazilian took the opportunity to hit the empty goal and thought he had equalized for OL.
Only here, while Clément Turpin explained that there was no fault at first, the referee of the meeting was called by the VAR and finally decided to refuse the goal in a total incomprehension, as the explained Tanguy Ndombele. “I just saw the footage, I don’t understand what the referee is whistling. We see that he hits the ground first. Afterwards, we have to respect the decisions of the referee.but hey, he pointed out on Premium Video. “We all saw the slow motion of Paquetá’s goal and we did not understand the decision to cancel this goal”added Romain Faivre.
Peter Bosz tackles Clement Turpin
Peter Bosz, he was more virulent towards Turpin. “The referee looked at the VAR, he looked at the foul on the goalkeeper, but in my opinion the keeper just totally missed his intervention, he put his foot in the ground, everyone says ‘it’s the best referee in France”, but in my opinion: not the best referee for Lyon. Already in Paris, he had whistled a penalty when it was not a penalty. Bad decision”, underlined the Rhone coach. Jean-Michel Aulas’ reaction was also heard in the corridors of Groupama Stadium.
“It is a scandal ! And you will try to make me say things that you can say yourselves! But you are not very brave!”he explained to journalists present in the mixed zone, in remarks reported by The Dauphine Libere. The evening promises to be tense at OL, but for its part, LOSC prefers to keep a low profile. Jocelyn Gourvennec also defended his goalkeeper. “On the disputed action? For me, there is a fault on Renato at the start. The referee considered that there was an excess of commitment from Paqueta on Leo… Even if he misses his release. For once, it’s in our favour.”. An opinion far from being shared by the band to Peter Bosz.
