Virage Nord displays support for Saint-Etienne fans before OL v Lorient | OneFootball

Before kick-off against Lorient on Sunday night, Lyon's Kop Virage Nord and the Bad Gones unfurled a banner supporting Saint-Etienne fan groups threatened with dissolution.

According to Le Progres, the banner appeared during the players' warm-up and carried a message opposing the dissolution of Saint-Etienne groups.

It was then taken down in the Virage Nord, with anti-Saint-Etienne chants quickly resuming, including the regular song about going to Geoffroy-Guichard.

The gesture came as two long-standing Saint-Etienne supporter groups, Magic Fans and Green Angels, face a fresh dissolution procedure initiated by the Ministry of the Interior.

Both groups are currently under a reprieve and are due to appear before the consultative commission for the prevention of violence, with hearings beginning on Monday 13 April.

Source: Le Progres