In Lille, FC Metz takes a point and Coach Antonetti sees red. On the ground, thanks to a solid defense, but for lack of successful and dangerous attackers, the poorly ranked garnet forced the reigning French champion to share the points. Final score: 0 to 0.
Off the field, this time, Fred Antonetti was expelled, in added time, after a violent altercation with Sylvain Armand, the sports coordinator of LOSC.
The Antonetti-Armand clash
On the lawn of the Pierre Mauroy stadium, the end of the match is tense. Edon Zegrovah, the Lille striker receives a red card. On the benches of both teams, nerves are on edge.
Suddenly, Fred Antonetti seized the sports coordinator of Losc, the former player of PSG, Sylvain Armand. The 2 men are quickly separated, but the insults rain down.
The garnet technician is expelled in confusion. Later, at a press conference, Coach Antonetti explained that he could not stand the presence of Lille leaders in his technical area: ” they wanted to put pressure on the fourth referee Coach Antonetti gets carried away.
Always very upset in front of the press, the Metz coach also had a rather tough exchange with a journalist from the L’Equipe channel who blamed him for his three expulsions this season in L1.
Furious, Fred Antonetti then left the press conference. During his future appearance before the Disciplinary Committee, the Messin coach will have to show much more composure.
On the sporting level this time, after this 9th draw of the season, FC Metz temporarily gains a place, and finds itself 18th in Ligue 1. Next match of the Garnets, next Sunday, at home, against Nantes.