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On the night of Tuesday October 8 to Wednesday October 9, the Saint-Etienne stadium was vandalized, a month before the derby against OL. Stickers from the Lyon club were reportedly found on the scene.
On November 10, Olympique Lyonnais will host AS Saint-Étienne at Groupama Stadium, and tensions are already visible. One month before the derby, the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium was vandalized this Wednesday, October 9. According to The Parisian, anti-Stéphanois tags and homophobic insults were discovered on the club crest as well as on the shop window, notably with the inscription “Morts aux Verts”.
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Stickers from the main group of Lyon supporters, the Bad Gones, were also found on site. A cleaning service was dispatched to remove these markings.
ASSE declared to RMC Sport that “the coat of arms which serves as a sign for the Greens store as well as the window stickers on the window will have to be redone”. The club also filed a complaint and requested access to video surveillance to identify the perpetrators.
On October 6, a fight between Lyon supporters broke out following their club’s victory against Nantes (2-0). A member of the Six-Nine Pirates, a new group of OL ultras, had been stabbed.
In view of the match on November 10, counting for the 11th day of Ligue 1, it is likely that Saint-Etienne supporters will be banned from traveling to Lyon.
