“Conspiracy theories” could be costly Mehdi BenatiaPablo Longoria’s advisor at Olympique Marseille has been reported by the National Ethics Council, which will put the matter in the hands of the disciplinary commission of the French professional league: in the crosshairs are the statements made by the former Juventus and Roma defender at the end of the match played yesterday evening in Lyon, won 3-2 by De Zerbi’s team despite the expulsion of defender Balerdi after 6′.
Benatia harshly attacked Benoît Bastien, the match referee, on DAZN: “I’m not surprised by what happened… Mr. Bastien, Lyon, Marseille: look at what happened last year (Bastien had refereed the match lost 1-0 by OM, ed.), look at the incidents… And last week, against Nice, he did the same with the expulsion of Cornelius… Is it normal that during the week we are afraid that Mr. Bastien will referee us?”.