Jérémie Pignard will not be on the whistle this weekend in Ligue 1. The referee was ostracized by his hierarchy after his poor performance during OM-Nice on Wednesday evening and will be deprived of the 31st day of the championship.
Among these errors, we can notably note the very severe expulsion of Marseillais Faris Moumbagna, before whistling a very generous penalty to OM in the 55th minute of play. “Antony Gautier (the refereeing director) called Jérémy Pignard to tell him that during the OM-Nice match, he had made two decisions which were not expected, explains Éric Borghini in at The Team. And that for reasons of peace of mind, we took away the next match he was due to play (Rennes-Brest). This seems like a sanction, but it is in his interest. »
Weekly debriefings between now and the end of the season?
The Breton derby, scheduled for this Sunday at 5 p.m., is decisive for the fight for European places with a 3rd place to be retained for Stade Brestois, and a 6th place still accessible for Stade Rennais.
The president of the federal referees commission calls on the men in black in particular to “recognize their mistakes”. Weekly debriefings with the press should take place in this context, perhaps even before the end of the season, according to our information.
Furthermore, according to our information, Clément Turpin should not be sanctioned despite a highly criticized performance during Monaco-Lille (1-0), Wednesday evening.
