Suspended for having intimidated the referee Mr. Stinat, Medhi Benatia passed this Thursday by the FFF appeal commission.
On January 14, the spirits were heating up on the edge of the lawn of the velodrome while the OM equalized in additional time against Lille, in 16e final of the French Cup. For having arrested Mr. Stinat, fourth referee that evening, Medhi Benatia will receive a six-month suspension a few weeks later, three of which are closed. For the same facts, Olivier Létang, the president of LOSC, will be sanctioned by two months of suspension, including a farm.
Lastly, this difference in treatment did not fail to move the direction of OM, already on edge at the time even before the rant atrosse of Pablo Longoria. Also the Marseille club decided to appeal to the appeal commission of the French Football Federation. A cell that made its verdict today.
A sword in the water
Jérémy Stinat, again auditioned, confirmed his version of the facts. Namely that he had felt threatened by the sports director of the Olympians, but not by the boss of LOSC who, however, was hung him by the arm. Consequently, the FFF appeal commission confirmed the initial sentence, validating the six months of suspension of Medhi Benatia. Including three closed.
The Marseille leader will be able to regain his freedom of traffic and intervention on match days in April. In an interview with the Team last month, the former defender of Juve and Bayern said that he had lived through this episode ” One of the biggest humiliations of life (s) ». OM in any case does not intend to stop there. “” With these convictions, Olympique de Marseille decides to continue the procedure alongside Medhi Benatia and to seize the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) in order to obtain a coherent and proportionate decision“, Can we read this Thursday evening in an official club statement from the club.
