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.
The striker was booked as he celebrated his 86th-minute strike - a goal that would prove to be the winner - and had his name taken again for an apparent altercation with Steven Moreira deep into stoppage time.