Sunday evening during the Champions Trophy lost against RC Lens (1-0), Nuno Mendes received a red card for a bad gesture on an opponent. According to RMC Sport, Paris Saint-Germain were surprised when they learned of the referee’s report on the expulsion of the 24-year-old left back from PSG.
“the European champion sees the referee’s report as damning against the Portuguese”
According to several sources, PSG was surprised by the harshness of what the match referee indicated in this document. It is specified that Nuno Mendes, on the red card he received, made “a violent blow outside the game”. At PSG, we note that the game started well while the Portuguese defender went deep. Paris does not contest the red card in any way but the European champion sees the referee’s report as damning against the Portuguese.”
This may not seem like much, since Nuno Mendes was ruled out anyway. Which will not change, like the defeat of PSG during this meeting. However, the referee’s report is far from unimportant. The words chosen even carry a lot of weight. This will be during the disciplinary committee of the Professional Football League in order to establish the appropriate suspension. There are scales for different faults. Paris will possibly try to defend its player in order to avoid adding matches to the automatic suspension at the next meeting, this Sunday against Rennes on the first day of Ligue 1.
