The technical director of Olympique de Marseille , Jorge Sampaoli , stated that Nice is the “only responsible” for the brawl in Sunday’s game , and apologized to the children who saw the scene.
At a press conference to report on the impasse, the Argentine strategist indicated that felt moments of terror after the attack by the fans.
“The rival fans attacked our players and security allowed this will happen. Some players and leaders of Nice not only did not repudiate it, but they applauded it. We entered to defend our players because nobody was defending them, ”said Sampaoli.
A real Malice in the Palace type situation at the French Riviera between Marseille and Nice.
Ugly scenes after Dimitri Payet got tagged in the face by stupid, moronic Nice fans. Ugly scenes. pic.twitter.com/uRrKS1Eupr
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August 22, 2021
The match between Marseille and Nice was paralyzed after minute 75 , after a group of Nice fans invaded the field and a pitched battle was generated on the grass.
All It started after the Marseille player Dimitri was the victim of several bottles thrown from the stands during a corner kick.
A real Malice in the Palace type situation at the French Riviera between Marseille and Nice.
Ugly scenes after Dimitri Payet got tagged in the face by stupid, moronic Nice fans. Ugly scenes. pic.twitter.com/uRrKS1Eupr
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August 22, 2021
“History teaches us that it is not admissible to attack another because they think differently, have different tastes or wear a different shirt. It is discrimination, it is fascism, we cannot allow it. Neither in life nor in football “, he said.
Although Sampaoli assured that what really matters is that these events are not repeated, criticized that it is not fair that they cite the two clubs , when they only defended themselves.
“What I don’t understand is that they call both clubs, because there is only one club involved, which is Nice. OM has nothing to do with what happened. Any. Nothing. The events occurred in a way that is related to an invasion on the playing field. We went to play soccer ”he concluded.
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