the match between Nice and OM interrupted due to homophobic chants

The closing match of the 19^e Ligue 1 day between Nice and OM was interrupted for a few moments this Sunday due to homophobic chants sung in the stands of the Allianz Riviera.

A sad habit. The closing match of the 19^e day of Ligue 1 between Nice and OM was interrupted this Sunday evening for a few moments in the middle of the first period. In question, homophobic chants sung in the aisles of the Allianz Arena. After an announcement made by the announcer, the match was able to resume, but the insulting chants continued until the final whistle.

And the Nice supporters also stood out with several insulting banners towards the Marseillais and the Olympian striker Neal Maupay, who played in Nice (2012-2015). “The sun is setting over the city of Nice… let the rat hunt begin!!”, was notably written on one of these banners.

As the match came to an end, Nice won on home turf thanks to goals from Evann Guessand (7^e) and Mohamed-Ali Cho (51^e), still remaining undefeated at home in the league this season. And with this success, the Riviera club now occupies 4^e place in the standings, one point behind Monaco (3^e). For their part, OM are now ten points behind PSG before hosting Lyon, in a week, at the Vélodrome.