Match postponed after attack on Lyon football team bus, coach Fabio Grosso injured; Police detained 9 people

French police have detained nine people and are searching for more suspects after a violent attack on buses carrying the Lyon football team and fans. Lyon team coach Fabio Grosso suffered a head injury in this attack, after which the French League match in Marseille was postponed.

Lyon team bus attacked

French Minister Gerald Darmanin said on BFM TV that five police officers were also injured in the attack on Sunday night. The incident took place outside the Velodrome stadium in which ‘projectiles’ were fired and the windows of the bus were broken. Coach Grosso was injured by shards of glass and his face started bleeding.

The club’s assistant coach Rafael Longo was also injured during this period. Grosso suffered a deep cut above his eye which required stitches. However, disciplinary sanctions are unlikely to be imposed against the nine-time champions as the incident took place outside the stadium.