Pierre-Marie Geronimi will not be able to perform his duties for a month. Pascal Pochard Casabianca/AFP/Getty Images

Bastia president Pierre-Marie Geronimi has been suspended from all official duties for a month over his behaviour towards a referee.

The punishment relates to September's Ligue 1 clash with Lyon at the Stade Gerland, which was refereed by Benoit Bastien.

A disciplinary commission statement said the case was regarding the "behaviour of Pierre-Marie Geronimi, president of SC Bastia, towards the referee at half-time and the resumption of the second period."

Bastia lost the game 2-0 and had Francois Kamano sent off just before the interval, the striker being shown a straight red card following an altercation with Lyon defender Samuel Umtiti.