Several FC Nantes fans have been injured following violent clashes with Ajaccio supporters on Saturday night, according to a report from Corse-Matin. Les Canaris faced AC Ajaccio on Sunday afternoon at Stade René-Coty for Ligue 1 gameweek 22. The visitors prevailed thanks to two second-half goals from Evann Guessand and Ludovic Blas in what was a fairly dull encounter – but the night before, the situation was at a boiling point in Corsica.
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According to the outlet, violent clashes broke out between the two sets of supporters in downtown Ajaccio. Police intervened and deployed tear gas canisters to disperse the fans. Corse-Matin add that several Nantes supporters suffered minor injuries. In a statement released on Saturday, FC Nantes lamented the fact that no Corsican transport company had agreed to drive their supporters to the stadium, the Corsican authorities having issued a decree prohibiting their arrival other than in a convoy. On Sunday, proceedings have been opened for “group violence“. Ajaccio slumped into eighteenth place whilst Nantes have given themselves breathing space and now have a seven-point lead on the 4-team relegation zone.
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