The files are piling up on the desks of the members of the LFP’s disciplinary committee, who will study the case of the ASSE-OL derby.
Since the start of the season, incidents have increased in Ligue 1 stadiums. The most serious events have taken place in Nice and Lens during the matches against OM and Lille. But this weekend, there were also some minor excesses at Geoffroy-Guichard during the derby between ASSE and OL. This time, there is no question of invading the field, but the disciplinary committee of the Professional Football League will look at the 70 pyrotechnic devices counted during this match. In addition, the intrusion of an ASSE fan who was arrested on the pitch after Wahbi Khazri’s equalizer goal was also noted in the referee’s report. Saint-Etienne could therefore be penalized for these two incidents.
The file examined next week
However, we will have to wait at least a week before knowing the sanctions imposed on ASSE. And for good reason, L’Equipe reports in its edition of the day that the LFP disciplinary committee meeting on Wednesday will not look into the derby. Indeed, two other files will be examined today, those of the Lens-Lille and Angers-OM matches. In the northern derby, the pitch was invaded at half-time and Lens supporters tried to do battle with Lille at the foot of the visiting yard, leaving a few injured. As for the meeting between SCO and OM, it was at the end of the match that the incidents erupted and fans on both sides clashed even though everything was pretty quickly back to normal. It now remains to be seen what decisions will be taken by the members of the LFP’s disciplinary committee, too much in demand at the start of the season …