WATCH: On-loan Real Madrid star Endrick Felipe sent off for Olympique Lyon

Olympique Lyon’s on-loan prodigy Endrick Felipe has hit his first bump in the road since swapping Madrid for the Rhône, receiving a straight red card in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Nantes. The 18-year-old Brazilian, whose electric opening five matches yielded five goals and one assist across Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France, was dismissed in the 67th minute after a VAR review caught him kicking out at Nantes defender Dehmaine Tabibou near the touchline.

Endrick had spent the afternoon harassed by a rotating cast of yellow shirts, and frustrations boiled over when he lashed out following a tussle for possession. Referee Ruddy Buquet initially played on, but the intervention of the video official upgraded the caution to an ejection, leaving Lyon to finish the contest a man down. The loss snaps a three-match winning streak for Paulo Fonseca’s side and ends Endrick’s personal run of form that had French media likening him to the league’s next superstar.

The incident is not the first time the teenager has let emotion get the better of him. According to club sources, Endrick twice lost his cool during limited appearances under Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid, escaping sanction once but ultimately sent off in the other encounter. Opponents now have clear evidence that the youngster can be provoked, and Fonseca conceded post-match that managing his temperament will be a priority.

“He gives us everything with his talent, but he must learn that quality also means control,” the Lyon manager told reporters. “We will speak with him; he knows this is part of his development.”

Endrick will now serve an automatic suspension, leaving Lyon to plan at least one match without their headline loanee. The club sits fifth in Ligue 1, three points adrift of the Champions League places, and cannot afford further slip-ups in the congested European race. For Endrick, the sending-off is a timely reminder that dazzling goals must be matched by composure if his French sojourn is to remain as glittering as it began.