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- The Ligue 1 match between Lyon and Marseille was eventually abandoned
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Lyon manager Fabio Grosso has finally broken his silence on the injuries he suffered during an attack on the team bus en route to Marseille.
The two football clubs are well-known rivals in French football, and Lyon’s team bus was attacked by a barrage of stones and bricks on its way to the Velodrome stadium.
Grosso suffered serious injuries and a nasty eye injury during the attack when shards of glass cut his face.
The Italian World Cup winner received immediate medical treatment upon arrival and has since been left with an ugly scar on his eye, complete with 13 stitches.
He has now spoken out about the incident, saying he “cannot understand” the “unacceptable” lack of sanctions for those involved.
Fabio Grosso has since emerged after needing 13 stitches as a result of a shard of glass cutting his face
The Italian arrived on the ground after treatment with his head heavily bandaged
Lyon manager Grosso suffered injuries as a result of an attack on his team’s bus before the match against Marseille
Lyon’s team bus eventually reached the ground, but was badly damaged by the attacks
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Speaking indoors a press conference on Friday Grosso said: “I am concerned because the lack of a sanction is unacceptable to me. I love incredible atmospheres like those in Marseille, I’m not afraid of that, but the absence of a sanction for what happened is something I cannot understand.
“I remain steadfast in this, it is very serious.”
During the incident, Lyon assistant coach Raffaele Longo was also injured, as well as five police officers and buses carrying Lyon fans were attacked.
The match was abandoned after the horrific violence, and the fallout continues when Lille said on Friday that their fans would no longer be allowed to travel to Marseille.
Nine arrests have reportedly been made, but the attack is unlikely to lead to disciplinary sanctions against nine-time French champions Marseille.
Because the attack takes place outside the Velodrome stadium, the responsibility for sanctions lies with the government and not the club.
The matter has since been taken over by a French competition committee responsible for planning the competitions, rather than the discipline committee.
Speaking about his injuries, Grosso insisted: “It doesn’t look like it, but I have strong shoulders, I don’t show it, but I’m still moved.
“When I get up in the morning, I brush my teeth and see my face, every day.”
There are still remnants of his black eye on Grosso’s face, but no sanctions yet
The match was eventually cancelled, with those in attendance looking visibly shaken upon arrival
