{"id":292604,"date":"2023-10-31T12:39:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T12:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292604"},"modified":"2023-10-31T12:39:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T12:39:22","slug":"lyon-boss-required-13-stitches-to-face-in-sickening-injury-after-bus-ambushed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/lyon-boss-required-13-stitches-to-face-in-sickening-injury-after-bus-ambushed\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyon boss required 13 stitches to face in sickening injury after bus ambushed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lyon boss Fabio Grosso required 13 stitches after the French outfit\u2019s bus was attacked by Marseille supporters ahead of Sunday\u2019s postponed Ligue 1 clash. Grosso emerged from the vehicle suffering from gruesome facial injuries after the bus was ambushed by missiles.<\/p>\n

Rocks, glass and other objects were thrown at the Lyon team as they arrived for the match. Players were left visibly shaken by the attack, over which Lyon are now seeking legal action.<\/p>\n

The appalling bombardment left windows smashed and the vehicle damaged. Grosso and his assistant, Raffaele Longo, were injured and required emergency medical treatment.<\/p>\n

Former Italy star Grosso had shards of glass stuck in his face and has now revealed that he required 13 stitches. In a snap shared on social media, the 2006 World Cup winner appears in good spirits after undergoing treatment.<\/p>\n

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Sky Sport have shared an image on social media of Grosso with a lengthy stitch that runs from above his left eye and onto his eyelid. The gruesome injuries left him unable to hold a conversation with Lyon president John Textor.<\/p>\n

American owner Textor told Amazon Prime that Grosso \u201ccouldn’t hold a conversation [because] he has shards of glass in his face.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI am very angry. Our players, our coach, prepared for tonight and the fans wanted to see the game played.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce the window was broken, other projectiles hit him, just above the eye. There were beer bottles, which hit him on the forehead.\u201d<\/p>\n