The post-Olympico was electric at the edge of the pitch, with an altercation between Anthony Lopes and some supporters of the north corner, a few minutes after the Marseille victory in Décines (1-2). Serious incidents then broke out especially on the forecourt of the Parc OL. A video appeared Monday on social networks, and in particular relayed on Twitter by former Lyon striker Sidney Govou, shows a real lynching against a black man. He is put on the ground and hit several times by spectators of this Ligue 1 clash wearing hood or hood.


If c true because you never know you have to ban them from the stadium on sight please https://t.co/n9Yg4YzS1p

— Govou Sidney (@GovouSidney) April 24, 2023

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At the beginning of the video, racist insults are clearly heard against the victim: "gang of", "you're not at home dirty". The Lyon prosecutor's office announced Monday night that it had opened an investigation for this racist attack, "following in particular a video on social networks presenting a scene of violence". The Lyon club is in the process of identifying those involved via its CCTV cameras, and will transmit its images to the public prosecutor.

A banner "Proud to be French"

OL said Tuesday to 20 Minutes "strongly condemn" this aggression, while no complaint has yet been filed. "We encourage people to file a complaint and if they wish to get closer to us to be accompanied," explains the club. Was the victim an Olympique de Marseille supporter who attended the match outside the visitor park, despite the prefectural prohibition order? Questioned by Le Progrès, the director of the stadium at OL Groupe Xavier Pierrot does not think so.



"We had to manage a number of individuals who were trying to hunt down the Marseillais on the forecourt," explains the Lyon manager. On the images of the video that turns, there is no link with this problem of Marseille supporters. As was especially the case during the OL-OM match in September 2018, Xavier Pierrot admits to having again observed "tensions in the stands" during the two Marseille goals. A banner (in three pieces), where it was written "Proud to be French", briefly released during the match Sunday by independents located in the south bend, has also been much commented since Monday on social networks.

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