Lyon: a minor lynch for an OM sweater, Lyon supporters again in the sights…
After a Gambardella match on Sunday, a young Canet-en-Roussillon fan was lynched by individuals supposed to be Olympique Lyonnais supporters, visibly nervous by an OM-colored sweater worn by the teenager.
This season, Lyon is not forgiven by the controversies…
Another sad episode for French football. While hosting Olympique Lyonnais in the Gambardella Cup on Sunday, the Canet-en-Roussillon club denounced the attack on a 17-year-old fan by a dozens of Lyon supporters.
We welcomed a group of around fifty Lyon supporters, which was not planned , says the general manager of the Canet club, Jordi Delclos, France Bleu. During the meeting, everything went very well, there was nothing to complain about during the 90 minutes . But the situation changed after the final whistle.
He got beat up, he got mugged
A sweater in the colors of Olympique de Marseille worn by the young Canet fan would be the origin of this aggression. He got beaten up, he got mugged. Then they undressed him, they took off his shirtless sweater, and they took his personal belongings. , explained the leader of the southern club. Hit in the back and in the neck, the teenager had to be transported to the emergency room. According to Delclos, his mother will file a complaint .
This aggression obviously recalls the strong tensions around the rivalry between Lyon and Marseille. Tensions that have only increased this season with the famous episode of the bottle thrown in the head of Dimitri Payet at Groupama Stadium on November 21. The Canet club confirms that a minor was hit by several OL supporters because he was wearing an OM jersey. I am deeply shocked by this news and give my full support to this young boy hospitalized tonight OM communications director Jacques Cardoze reacted on Twitter.
Lyon plays the appeasement card
Faced with several attacks from its supporters this season (against OM in the league and then Paris FC in the Coupe de France), the Rhone club wants to avoid a new fire. Time is peace and thoughts for the youngster, OL replied in a press release. We change with his family and the club. We are taking the necessary measures at our level. The individuals were not in a displacement of the club. Let’s work with justice, without partisanship, without overbidding. In a complicated season, Lyon did not need a new controversy…
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