Mario Balotelli's second yellow card against Lorient has been wiped from the records, the Ligue de Football Professionnel has confirmed.
The Italian was shown two yellows and the subsequent red in Ligue 1 on Sunday - but a reprieve was always likely after referee Olivier Thual admitted post-game that he had blundered in cautioning Balotelli for a second time.
"Olivier Thual has watched the match," Garibian told L'Equipe. "Of course, he agreed that the two yellow cards [for Balotelli and Moreira] were rushed and shouldn't have been given. The referee is available to the disciplinary committee to say this on record.
"Then it will be up to them to judge if further action is needed."
The disciplinary committee published their findings on Thursday and confirmed Balotelli's second yellow had been expunged, meaning no suspension would be served.
