Lyon boss Fabio Grosso arrived at his side’s Ligue 1 clash with Marseille sporting a facial injury after fans threw rocks at the club’s team bus.
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Ligue 1 fixture at Stade VelodromeWindows smashed on busItalian coach required treatmentWHAT HAPPENED?
Home supporters gave their domestic rivals a raucous welcome to Stade Velodrome, with projectiles launched in the direction of the vehicle carrying players and coaches towards the stadium. Such behaviour was always asking for trouble, and so it proved.
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Lyon’s bus eventually pulled up with windows having been smashed. Those inside were unable to escape the attack being launched on them from outsiders, with it little surprise that injuries were suffered along the way.
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Grosso was left bleeding from a three centimetre gash to his face after being struck by shards of glass from the windows that were broken by flying rocks.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Former Italy international Grosso was immediately taken for treatment, which left him with a plaster above his eye and a bandage wrapped around his head. A decision was subsequently taken to call the match off due to the pre-match incidents.