An investigation has been opened for "violence in meetings" after incidents on Saturday evening between supporters of Ligue 1 clubs Nantes and Ajaccio, which left three lightly injured in the Corse-du-Sud prefecture, a-t- we learned from judicial sources.
These clashes took place on Saturday evening in the city center, said the Ajaccio prosecutor's office.
Clashes between supporters which broke out between the Quai Napoléon and the Rue du Roi de Rome last night, around 9 p.m. according to local media.
An unexpected confrontation, on the eve of the ACA-FC Nantes meeting which took place this afternoon and saw a 2-0 victory for FC Nantes.
Transport problem for the Canaries
About twenty canary supporters, who arrived during the day, went to the city center of Ajaccio, where they were quickly joined by “bianchi è rossi” supporters.
Unsurprisingly, tensions quickly arose, and blows were exchanged, as well as projectiles, in this bustling neighborhood on Saturday evening.
To avoid new incidents, the sixty or so Nantes supporters who came to the island were supervised by the police on the way to the stadium and during the match, the same source said.
In addition, in a press release on Saturday, FC Nantes had deplored that no local transport company had agreed to transport Nantes supporters to the stadium, the prefecture having issued a decree prohibiting their arrival other than in organized vehicles. in convoy.