2023-11-01 00:26:00
OL demanded sanctions on Tuesday after the serious incidents which occurred on Sunday evening on the sidelines of the match, ultimately canceled, between Marseille and Lyon at the end of the 10th day of Ligue 1 and wants the match to be replayed on neutral ground. “Today the security conditions for playing in Marseille are not met. We would therefore have to play on neutral ground,” declared the club’s general director, Vincent Ponsot, on OL Play.
“We want to replay the match, the players have nothing to do with it. Just like our players had nothing to do with it when the bottle was thrown at Groupama Stadium (on Dimitri Payet, then in Marseille, in November 2021, Editor’s note), even if we sanctioned them sportingly,” he continued. . “What we want is for the safety of our players to be guaranteed. They are there to play football and what we ask is that they do not take a concrete block on their heads,” he said.
The match at the Stade Vélodrome was canceled in particular due to the stoning of the OL bus during which the club’s Italian coach, Fabio Grosso, was seriously injured in the face. The technician, who had to have twelve stitches put in, was not in training this Tuesday. Also speaking on OL Play, OL deputy general director Xavier Pierrot indicated that complaints would be filed in the coming days. “Most of the complaints from Fabio Grosso and members of the management will be filed on Thursday, those from the club will be filed before,” he said.
Three open investigations
The purpose of these complaints against X, he said, is to provide a “solid case” for justice. When the perpetrators have been identified, “we will file a complaint by name against these people”. Three investigations were opened by the Marseille prosecutor. The first two relate to the stone-throwing of the OL bus and another incident of the same type targeting a Lyon supporters bus.
READ ALSO OM-OL incidents: “It’s up to the club to manage its supporters”, believes DarmaninThe third targets the behavior of some of the Lyon supporters inside the Vélodrome who made Nazi salutes and uttered monkey cries in the direction of the Marseillais. “Today there is a whole media focus on these incidents to try to make people forget the first part,” said Xavier Pierrot, who however stressed that these behaviors were “extremely serious”. “We filed a complaint. We are waiting for the videos that have been requested to try to identify the people,” underlined the Lyon leader.
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