The new scenes of violence that preceded a football match in France, Thursday evening at the Allianz Riviera, did not only concern supporters of OGC Nice and FC Cologne. It turns out that a “very alcoholic” Parisian supporter fell 5 meters from the German parking lot and suffered “from a cranial and thoracic trauma, with a vital prognosis”, as indicated to the AFP Benoît Huber, the chief of staff of the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes.
The links between independents from the Auteuil stand of the Parc des Princes and the ultras of Cologne are known. The management of PSG has published a statement this Friday about these supporters present at the heart of the clashes that broke out before this Europa League Conference match (1-1). “Paris Saint-Germain condemns in the strongest terms the violence committed during the meeting between OGC Nice and FC Cologne,” announced the Parisian club.
A man acquitted in the death trial of Yann Lorence present in Nice
Recalling its commitment “to eradicate violence in football stadiums”, PSG specifies that the Supras Auteuil group, involved Thursday evening at the Allianz Riviera, was dissolved by a decree of April 29, 2010. Its members are therefore “not not recognized as PSG supporters and are banned from entering the Parc des Princes”. Among those who were in Nice on Thursday evening, The Team announces the presence of a man acquitted in 2016 during the trial for the death of Yann Lorence, a member of the Boulogne tribune who was lynched in front of the Parc des Princes in February 2010.
Already sentenced to two years in prison for violence in 2015 against supporters of Malmö (Sweden), this member of Supras Auteuil was identified in the scuffles of the Allianz Riviera. The PSG concludes its press release by announcing “to study the follow-up to be given to the damage to its reputation by these actions”.