Pablo Longoria delivered a message of appeasement as Olympique de Marseille prepares to meet Olympique Lyonnais at the Vélodrome, a month after the incidents which prevented the match from taking place.
Olympique de Marseille is keen to face Olympique Lyonnais. Sportingly, however, OM seem to have rectified the situation as evidenced by their two victories in a row, in the Europa League against Ajax Amsterdam, and in Ligue 1 against Rennes, and OL are still in full doubt, in the waiting for his new coach and once again beaten in Lens last weekend.
But if the Olympian leaders are worried, it is because of the risks of incidents which weigh on the clash between the two Olympics, a month after the stones of the buses of the Lyon players and supporters, on the way to the Vélodrome. Fabio Grosso was hit in the head and the match had to be postponed. Present at a press conference, Gennaro Gattuso and Amine Harit appealed for calm.
“We don’t want a mess, it has to be a party and they know it”indicated the Italian technician, the Moroccan international adding: “I hope there will be real awareness. If it continues like this, in a few years, we will be able to play without fans…”
But the strongest call came from Pablo Longoria, who did not hesitate to buy an advertising page in L’Equipe to get his message across. ” TOGETHER “crosses the page with the Marseille group, which is one, in the background. “We meet our opponent this evening after the unacceptable incidents that occurred on October 29. I affirm it and I repeat it: violence around and inside stadiums has no place. Football is and must remain a celebration for all passionate lovers of this fabulous sport. Since the start of the season and in every match, we have felt your fervor accompanying the team. Let’s go on “, wrote the Olympian president, who wanted to add, chanting: “Together, let’s show how beautiful our stadium is. Together, let’s show how unique your passion is. Together, let’s show the faces of true OM supporters.”
