Lyon coach Fabio Grosso hurt after team bus hit by rocks

The Lyon team bus was pelted with stones before Sunday’s match against Marseille as the side made their way to the Stade Velodrome, with the match between the two Ligue 1 rivals later being postponed.

Footage showed damage to the bus windows and coach Fabio Grosso being led into the stadium by two assistants. He was covering his face with his hands which were stained with blood.

Grosso was injured by falling shards of glass and needed medical treatment because his face was bleeding heavily.

It wasn’t clear less than an hour before kickoff whether French league officials would let the game be played in such circumstances, but after a meeting between players and coaches officials decided not to play the match.

Both traditional Ligue 1 powers have struggled so far this season.

Despite replacing Marcelino with Gennaro Gattuso as coach in September, Marseille is still showing poor form with one win and three losses in their past four league games.

Lyon are the only team still winless in the league. Replacing Laurent Blanc with Grosso as coach in September hasn’t paid off for Lyon, who sit in last place.

Information from Reuters and The Associated Press was used in this report.