Olympique Lyonnais reacted strongly to the League’s decision not to sanction Olympique de Marseille following the incidents which led to the cancellation of the clash between the two Olympic clubs.
The League has delivered its verdict. And unsurprisingly, the LFP decided not to take sanctions against Olympique de Marseille for the stone-throwing of the Olympique Lyonnais bus on the way to the Vélodrome. Incidents which resulted in a severe facial injury to Fabio Grosso and the cancellation of the meeting.
“Requested by the President of the LFP on the basis of article 4 of the Disciplinary Regulations of the LFP, the Disciplinary Commission, after having read the elements of the file and proceeding to the hearing of the two clubs, notes that the incidents which occurred on public roads are not likely to give rise to the liability of the organizing club. Consequently, the Commission will not take disciplinary action on these incidents”argued the League in a press release.
It is an understatement to say that the decision is not to the taste of Olympique Lyonnais. The Rhone club reacted in a press release published this Thursday. “Olympique Lyonnais is deeply shocked by the decision of the disciplinary committee to declare itself incompetent to deal with the extremely serious incidents which severely hampered the arrival of its professional group near the Vélodrome stadium, on Sunday October 29 last, during the 10th day of L1, sThe red lantern of Ligue 1 is outraged. This inaudible decision indicates unequivocally that the LFP absolves itself of responsibility for these serious episodes of violence which resulted in: the attack on its players’ bus, the serious eye injury of its head coach, Fabio Grosso – which required 12 points of suture and a work stoppage – and of his deputy Raffaele Longo, the attack on 6 buses transporting his supporters having taken the same route as that of the players, 20 minutes after the first incidents. »
And OL does not intend to stop there. The club has announced that it will appeal the decision. “In the ludicrous treatment of this issue where all parties seem to be seeking to shirk their responsibilities, Olympique Lyonnais would like to point out that these serious events have had major repercussions on its entire professional team and its supporters. Consequently, Olympique Lyonnais announces that it will appeal the decision of the disciplinary committee in order not to let these unacceptable events go unanswered. he asserted.
