Requested by OL, the FFF’s higher appeals committee delivered its conclusions this Friday regarding the Olympico framework to be replayed on December 6.
The Lyonnais are determined about the stone crushing of their coach which, on October 29, took them to the Vélodrome for the closing clash of the 10e day of Ligue 1. After the verdict of the Disciplinary Commission of the Professional Football League (LFP) which, referred to by its president Vincent Labrune, had judged OM not responsible for the situation, it is the Higher Commission of appeal from the French Football Federation which decided this Friday.
Meeting last Tuesday to examine the investigation of the file and decide on the organization of the Olympico postponed to December 6, the said federal commission adopted the same conclusions as the League, therefore deeming the Gones appeal inadmissible . Despite the seriousness of the facts, it is in fact impossible to sanction OM with a closed session and/or a match on neutral ground for an incident observed several hundred meters from the stadium, on the public highway.
Another possible recourse for OL
It is therefore in a Vélodrome full to bursting as on October 29 that the Lyonnais will be received on December 6. “ The least bad solution », According to the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra. “ A guarantee for sporting fairness » with regard to the boss of the Olympians Pablo Longoria. Two weeks ago after the LFP’s decision, Vincent Ponsot, the general director of football in Lyon, promised not to ” not stop there. We owe it to our players and staff », implying that the boycott of the match in Marseille was a possibility. “ We’re not there yet. We will see the outcome of the appeals and we will talk about it with the players and the staff », he had whispered. Until then, OL retains an option, however, with a possible appeal to the Administrative Court.
