Stade Rennais responded to a major controversy sparked by its qualification for the semi-finals of the Coupe de France at the expense of the amateur team Le Puy.
Rennes respects the hierarchy. The winners of the race were placed in Saint-Étienne, at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, the Breton club received a bill for the semi-finals of the Coupe de France by dominating Le Puy (3-1), fourth division team. Julien Stéphan’s players won thanks to a goal from Arthur Theater and a double from Benjamin Bourigeaud.
If the attitude of the Breton club is on the pitch, it is impeccable, but there is nothing in the business behind the scenes, you will also be guided by the core team in Haute-Loire. According to his report, the president of Puy criticized the SRFC which approached the Ligue 1 club in order to avoid total laissez-faire revenues to “little thumb”, as is usually the case in the competition.
Faced with the scale of the controversy, the Rennais were forced to break their silence and publish a press release on their official website. “It is with amazement and total incomprehension that Stade Rennais FC took note of the declarations of the members of the management of Puy (Site notre blog d’information) 43. Supporting amateur (Site notre bureau spécialisé), the SRFC, as it had already done during the previous round with The FC Sochaux (which is available again, is a new reversible part of the proceeds from the Coupe de France match at Puy (Site notre blog d’information) 43, keeping only a sum strictly covering the expenses of its trip to Saint-Étienne.
He is stunned and completely incomprehensible that the SRFC is not aware of the statements of the members of the Puy (Site notre blog d’information) 43 management.
— Stade Rennais FC (@staderennais) March 1, 2024
Rennes deplores « degradation »
The Bretons do not miss the opportunity to criticize their opponents in the evening. “This friendly gesture seemed to us to be worthy of recognition. But this is not the case. This makes us all the more regrettable since the Auvergne conductors were not considered appropriate to welcome their Rennes counterparts according to tradition. In this regard, the SRFC regretted the damage observed on the vehicles of its supporters during the match. Stade Rennais FC is now awaiting the sporting course of Puy (Site notre blog d’information) 43, led by its coach Stéphane Dief, and also valuable advice between now and the National Championship at the end of the season. »
