Already the Sporting Club of Bastia is not advancing quickly in the rankings with a barely believable number of draws, it is now threatened with losing even more ground in the Play-off places in Ligue 2 and get closer to the relegation zone! Indeed, according to the newspaper L'Équipe, the Bastia team “could have one or more points deducted” in the disciplinary committee for the actions of some of its supporters against Lorient (J14), including the throwing of objects of all kinds (food, lighters, etc.) which were reported by a referee to the match delegate, leading to a stoppage of the match for half an hour.
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Concretely, what does the SCB really risk? Point withdrawal is entirely possible, but it could only be a suspended sanction for the moment. Already in the crosshairs of the LFP for events which took place last season (we recall that Sporting had received the withdrawal of a suspended point in December 2023 for the racist insults of a spectator at the Armand-Cesari stadium against a linesman in December, a sanction that became firm a month later, as well as a penalty of 2 firm matches behind closed doors at the start of the season for pyrotechnics used at the end of May 2024), Bastia at least has the merit of showing its credentials in 2024-2025 in its stadium.
The attitude of the Corsican leaders, in particular of Mr. Frédéric Antonetti who himself headed towards the incriminated stand to discuss with the supporters and ask them to stop, will probably be evaluated positively and taken into account to determine the club's responsibility. in these events, but it is still a little early to predict anything. Especially since the Professional Football League is not in the habit of being lax when one of its referees or one of the players is hit by a projectile coming from the stands – if this is demonstrated by the images… As indicated by our colleagues from L' Team today in their columns, the file will most likely be put under investigation and we will not know the outcome before 04/12, see the 11th or 18th if the commission judges that more time is required. necessary.
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