“Unacceptable acts“: the match between Marseille and Lyon was canceled this Sunday after the incidents ahead of the match at the Stade Vélodrome, when projectiles targeted the OL team bus, injuring coach Fabio Grosso, and bus of Lyon supporters.
“With the advice of OL and the protocol, the decision not to start the match was made“, indicated match referee François Letexier, adding that the reports “were transmitted to the competent authorities who will decide on further action.“
“We noted the opinion of OL who did not want the match to take place“added the referee.
During the meeting of the crisis unit set up after incidents that occurred on the journey to the Vélodrome, Olympique Lyonnais made known its opposition to taking part in the meeting given the circumstances, confirmed the LFP in a press release . Lyon’s Italian coach, Fabio Grosso, and his assistant were injured.
In images from broadcaster Prime Video, the coach was seen with a bloody face, then with a bandage on his head as he left the infirmary located in the corridors of the Stade Vélodrome.
A photo circulating on X shows him lying on a stretcher with a wound on his left eyelid, the arch and above the eyebrow.
“Revolting images”
“These images are revolting: seeing the stoned bus, the bloodied face of Fabio Grosso… These are unacceptable acts which deny the very values of football and sport. I hope that the investigation will be carried out very quickly, that the perpetrators will be found and that they will be severely punished.“, declared Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra to AFP, on the sidelines of a sports ceremony in Paris.
The technician suffered from numerous dizziness and multiple trauma, according to a source close to OL, and was transferred to hospital for additional examinations.
“These are completely unacceptable circumstances. My first thought is for Fabio Grosso, someone I respect and have known for a long time. I went to see him as soon as I arrived at the stadium, I saw his condition“, declared Pablo Longoria, the boss of OM in the mixed zone.
Lyon president John Textor said:very angry” on Prime Video: “We are very angry“, he said into the broadcaster’s microphone. “Everyone wanted to play (…) even after the incident.“
Around 6:45 p.m., the OL team bus was stoned and four windows were broken, according to a police source. Furthermore, at least one bus of Lyon supporters was attacked and the windows were damaged, another police source told AFP.
According to an image shared by a Lyon supporter on X, several windows were broken. Seven people were arrested, including two for throwing objects at buses, said the Marseille police headquarters.
After the match, the police focused on the evacuation of the stadium, as well as the safety of Lyon players and Lyon supporters, said another police source.
After a catastrophic start to the season, Lyon were last in Ligue 1 before this 10th day.
2023-10-29 19:02:11
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