The Nice vs Marseille fight saw a member of Jorge Sampaoli’s staff land a lethal blow on a Nice ultra fan
Suspended after the Nice ultras stormed the pitch and a cringeworthy fracas broke out during Nice vs Marseille, the match saw visuals emanate which no one had envisaged. As Dimitri Payet threw the bottle thrown at him back at the Nice supporters, things needed little time in going on a downtick.
The Nice supporters ran amuck on the pitch with blood in their eyes as they went for Dmitri Payet’s throats. Known to be one of the most raucous brand of supporters in France, they showed why they have gotten that moniker as they lashed out at Payet and the Nice players.
Video: Nice vs Marseille Fight Sees Marseille Staff Member Land Mammoth Punch
While they ended up dealing out sizeable damage to a raft of Marseille players with Dimitri Payet and Matteo Guendouzi sharing their wounds in the aftermath of the bust-up, one of the fans ended up being clobbered as well. In visuals which have come to light proceeding the tiff, one Marseille staff member is captured running across the full length of the pitch to provide his assistance to his players.
He landed a lethal blow on one of the Nice fans, a thundering blow which rendered the supporter obsolete as he hit the ground. Subsequently, Marseille manager, Jorge Sampaoli was seen losing his head as well as his fuse blew off and he rushed to get involved in the fight.
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The showdown meanwhile was suspended ensuing to the sordid visuals with Marseille refusing to grace the pitch once again despite Ligue 1 asking them to do so.