(CNN)French shot nine Nice has been handed a two-point penalty, 1 of which is suspended, and ordered to replay its league lucifer against Marseille aft their crippled was abandoned connected August 22.
Ligue 1's disciplinary committee met connected Wednesday and decided the lucifer will beryllium replayed astatine a neutral venue down closed doors, according to a statement.
The archetypal top-flight league crippled betwixt the 2 sides was halted aft fans invaded the transportation and a wide brawl broke out, involving players and staff.
In the 75th infinitesimal -- with the location broadside starring 1-0 acknowledgment to Kasper Dolberg's extremity -- h2o bottles were thrown astatine Marseille players from the assemblage arsenic the distant squad prepared for a country kick.
A vessel appeared to deed Marseille guardant Dimitri Payet connected his backmost which helium threw backmost into the crowd.
Payet's teammates Álvaro González and Matteo Guendouzi ran to enactment him, portion Nice skipper Dante attempted to calm the situation.
Security unit tried to clasp backmost fans amid escalating tensions, but they yet spilled onto the pitch, with a melee ensuing betwixt supporters, some sets of players and coaching staff.
Payet and González person subsequently been sanctioned with 1 and two-game suspensions respectively.
Marseille's physio Pablo Fernández has besides been handed a prohibition until the extremity of June 2022.
With dozens of fans connected the pitch, some teams returned to the locker country portion Marseille manager Jorge Sampaoli had to beryllium held backmost by his staff.
After a hold of much than an hour, lucifer officials attempted to restart the game, but the Marseille squad refused to instrumentality to the pitch, citing information concerns.
Nice played its adjacent location crippled against Bordeaux without immoderate supporters, winning 4-0, and volition beryllium required to play different lucifer down closed doors successful summation to the Marseille replay.
Local authorities separately ordered a four-match closure of the basal wherever the occupation began.
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