Lyon coach Paulo Fonseca could face a suspension of up to seven months for aggressively confronting referee Benoît Millot during his team’s win against Brest last Sunday.
The altercation occurred after a penalty review that ultimately did not favor Brest and Fonseca lashed out at the referee.
The refereee responded by issuing a straight red card to Fonseca for what Millot described as an “intimidating attitude”.
“He jumped at me with an intimidating attitude, and I decided to send him off directly. It continued to spiral out of control,” Millot told French sports daily L’Equipe on Monday.
“He had an even more intense attitude, attempting to deliver a blow, in fact. A headbutt. I didn’t even have time to announce the final decision, which turned out to be not awarding a penalty. There seemed to be a slight contact of the nose, to be precise.”
