Unprecedented security measures at the Rhones derby between Saint-Etienne and Lyon

 Monday's dawn derby (2am) has been classified as high risk by the National Division for the Fight Against Hooliganism. ASSE provided a special security system, at a total cost of 100,000 euros.

AS Saint-Etienne's sporting situation could hardly be worse when facing great rival Olympique Lyonnais. With 3 draws and 5 losses in a row, the Greens only earned 3 points from 8 games. They are currently occupying the last position in the Ligue 1 table. The pressure is increasing on the players, especially the coach Claude Puel. If they have new defeat, Roland Romeyer and Bernard Caïazzo have will have to firing Puel, even if this will cost a compensation, Puel has a contract with the Greens until June 2022. Blue devil leaders are afraid the fans will riot at Geoffroy Guichard, especially the two extreme Ultra groups, Magic Fans 91 and Green Angels 92 are very angry with the bottom position of ASSE.

AS Saint-Etienne considered all the worst, including fans swarming on Geoffroy-Guichard's lawn as happened in Nice, so the match organizers planned a New safety gear to avoid the worst. First of all, no pyrotechnic devices will be brought into the stadium, handlers will be deployed to search for illegal objects. The police will be four times larger than a regular match. A helicopter will hover over Geoffroy-Guichard before and during this derby. Likewise, players taking corners will be protected. The president of Lyon, Jean-Michel Aulas, will be escorted during the match by 2 policemen.....

The atmosphere of one of the most intense derbies in Ligue 1 has begun to heat up, hopefully with new security measures, there will be no incidents ....