It is this Wednesday that the file of Frédéric Antonetti, the coach of FC Metz, will be mentioned by the Disciplinary Committee of the Professional Football League (LFP), following his direct exclusion in stoppage time from the match at Lille, last Friday.
It is this Wednesday afternoon that the Disciplinary Committee of the Professional Football League (LFP) will examine the case by Frédéric Antonetti, the coach of FC Metz excluded in stoppage time from the second half of the match in Lille, last Friday following an altercation with the sports coordinator of LOSC, Sylvain Armand.
How will the hearing take place?
Frédéric Antonetti will be supported by a lawyer and a club representative. If he wishes, he can go defend himself. He was able to have access to the file written by the referee and he will have the last word to try to convince the commission. She will withdraw at the end of the hearing and should give her decision the same evening. According to the team, the commission obviously has all the elements to decide and should not place the case under investigation, to deepen its investigation.
What penalty does he face?
It depends on how the commission will qualify the acts of Frédéric Antonetti. They correspond to three articles of the FFF disciplinary scale, a reference scale used by the commission, categorizing offenses and providing for suspensions.
- Article 4 punishing “excessive behavior” and which can lead to a 2-game suspension
- Article 10 sanctioning a “voluntary stampede” and could lead to a 12-game suspension
- Article 11 sanctioning an “attempt of brutality” and which can lead to a suspension of 4 months
Of course, these sanctions can be reduced and can be the subject of a non-suspensive appeal.