Sent off on Sunday evening during the clasico on the Vélodrome lawn, Lucas Beraldo now knows the duration of his absence. Already absent from the scoresheet this Wednesday evening during the victorious Coupe de France semi-final against Rennes (1-0), the Brazilian will miss a second match, this Saturday, against Clermont, as part of the 28th day of Ligue 1.
His red card caused controversy. Already warned a quarter of an hour into the game for a foul on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the Parisian defender found himself, once again, trapped by the Gabonese in the 40th minute. Guilty of a push, Beraldo initially did not receive a yellow card from Benoît Bastien, the referee of the match, but he finally changed his mind by observing the VAR images and sent a direct red to the Brazilian.
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“I was alerted by my assistant referee,” Mr. Bastien told Prime Video after the match. Due to its positioning, it is best placed to identify the stampede. Then, I am alerted by the video to reanalyze the action. After viewing, it is obvious that a clear scoring opportunity has been wiped out. The number one criterion is the position of the defenders. The dynamics of the action towards depth, the ability of the offensive player to continue the action and the absence of defenders able to intervene allow, despite the distance, to say that there is a clear scoring opportunity annihilated . »
This decision did not please the Parisian players, nor the managers. Vehement, Lucas Hernandez and Danilo both received yellow cards for protest. Luis Campos, PSG's football advisor, headed towards the referees' locker room at half-time. Protests that won't change anything. Lucas Beraldo will therefore miss both matches this week, and will only be able to return during the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Barcelona.