League 1 managers have suspended the referee that superintended over the Sunday match between Nantes and Paris Saint Germain (PSG), Tony Chapron over his controversial performance. In a bizarre incident, Chapron showed Diego Carlos a red card after the Nantes player collided with him whilst the ball was in play.
Although the collision appeared accidental, Chapron aimed a kick at the defender before dismissing him from the pitch by issuing him a second yellow card. According to Marca, the French official had been due to take charge of Wednesday's fixture between Angers and ESTAC Troyes, which will now not be the case.
Meanwhile, the referee had since admitted that he sent the player away in error after reviewing the images. In his post match report, Chapron noted that Carlos fell into him involuntarily.
The committee will meet in the coming days to discuss the issue and decide on an appropriate course of action.
Chapron debuted in international competitions in 2007 and had previously declared the 2017/18 season to be his last as a referee, should he be given a lengthy suspension then it could well be the case that he has refereed his last match.
