On August 22, when OGC Nice faced Olympique de Marseille, the meeting degenerated after Dimitri Payet sent a projectile back into the Nice public and the match could not go to an end. The invasion of the lawn by Gym fanatics cost their club dearly, since the disciplinary committee imposed three matches behind closed doors and the withdrawal of one point.
The Olympians were also sanctioned in this story with the suspension of Jorge Sampaoli’s assistant, Pablo Fernandez. Dimitri Payet had a suspension match and Alvaro Gonzalez two. But, if almost everyone has returned, the meeting remains to be replayed. While the Aiglons led 1-0, the match will be played on neutral ground and the counters will be reset to zero.
On what lawn?
If the lawn has not yet been decided, the daily Provence let some little clues filter through on Tuesday morning. It is in a Ligue 1 stadium that the meeting should take place. The structure must indeed be equipped with Goal-Line Technology and Var, which is not compulsory in the lower divisions and therefore practically in no Ligue 2 or other stadium.
In addition, Ligue 1 clubs must fulfill specifications imposed by the broadcaster, Amazon Prime. It remains only to define the venue that could host the meeting, but there too the problems are numerous. This cannot be in the Mediterranean League (which eliminates Monaco), nor in an adjacent league (as in Montpellier for example). The rivals of the two clubs like Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon or Saint-Etienne should be avoided. The League will have to give its answer in the weeks that follow for a match that will mark the end of this story.
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