The team Lyon, where Thiago Almada plays, drew without goals against Toulouse in a Ligue 1 match. Despite this, there is a risk that the match could be deemed a loss, and the Argentine is pointed out as the culprit. Almada, who arrived on loan from Botafogo in Brazil, was on the bench in the game corresponding to the eighteenth matchday of the French tournament.
Lyon is facing problems as Toulouse requested the points arguing that the National Management Control Directorate should not have allowed Almada's participation due to the club's transfer restrictions because of its economic difficulties. However, French sources confirm that the Argentine player's eligibility had all the necessary approvals.
Some teams in France have expressed their discontent with the situation, considering it unfair that teams like Lyon can sign players from "friendly" clubs like Botafogo, which shares ownership with the French team, for free. The controversy seems far from resolved and generates tensions in the realm of French football.