Footballer In Trouble For Going To Rugby WC Game | Soccer Laduma
October 24, 2023
Nicolas Tagliafico (left) has said his coach at Olympique Lyon did not like him going to watch a Rugby World Cup match last week Friday.

Nicolas Tagliafico (left) has said his coach at Olympique Lyon did not like him going to watch a Rugby World Cup match last week Friday.

An Argentina star and 2022 FIFA World Cup winner appears to be in trouble with his club manager after he attended one of the 2023 Rugby World Cup semi-final fixtures in France this past weekend. 

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Olympique Lyon have had a torrid run of form in Ligue 1 so far this season, having failed to win a single one of their nine matches. The French giants have lost six games and drawn three times.

On the weekend, Argentine left-back Nicolas Tagliafico was left out of the club’s matchday squad that lost 2-1 to Clermont Foot on Sunday after returning from international duty with the Albiceleste.

Speaking about Fabio Grosso’s decision to leave him out, the former Ajax Amsterdam defender admitted his coach did not like that he attended his country’s clash against New Zealand in the first semi-final of the Rugby World Cup on Friday.  

“I returned in good shape, I was ready, the manager decided not to play me and I accepted that,” he said, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.

“The coach also told me that he wasn’t happy with me going at the rugby game on free Friday night.

“I respect that, we keep going strong together.”

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The 31-year-old has been a Lyon player since last year, having represented the club on 46 occasions across all competitions. 

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