A horrible image, a tragedy narrowly avoided. This Saturday, during the 17th day of Ligue 1, Monegasque Mamadou Coulibaly received one of the most obvious red cards of the year. Author of a completely crazy gesture, the midfielder hit the Argentinian Nicolás Tagliafico in the face and neck with his crampons.
Solid, the left side nevertheless got up after being treated by the doctors at Olympique Lyonnais. Hit in the neck, the 2022 world champion resumed his place in the following minutes and did not appear injured. Coulibaly left without flinching, aware that his action was particularly dangerous and inappropriate. Despite everything, he came to apologize to his opponent before leaving the pitch.
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😮 AS Monaco reduced to 10 after a completely crazy gesture from Coulibaly!
😮💨 Tagliafico got up miraculously https://t.co/wOf4HQsECx— beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) January 3, 2026
This terrible fact of the match recalls the sole of Wilfried Singo in the face of Gianluigi Donnarumma on this same Monaco lawn, a year ago. In the middle of the race, the right-back hit the Italian goalkeeper in the face and left him a nice opening. The former Parisian still has a scar after being treated with staples as soon as he left the field. Singo had not been excluded for this gesture. He hadn’t even received a yellow card.
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