This Wednesday, OGC Nice (12th) travels to Geoffroy-Guichard to face Saint-Etienne (9th) at 7 p.m.
After a convincing victory last weekend against Angers (3-1), the Niçois will try to secure a second consecutive win in Ligue 1. But it won’t be an easy task against the Greens, who have only lost once this season at their home ground, and that was against Metz on matchday 7.
Part of the staff (including Fred Gioria) will have the opportunity to reunite with the former coach of the Aiglons, Claude Puel, who, after a stint in England (Southampton FC and Leicester), returns to France to coach the Greens. As coach of OGC Nice, Claude Puel notably managed to lead the club to the Europa League and revived Hatem Ben Arfa.
ASSE experienced a rather difficult start to the season by chaining poor performances in Ligue 1 and the Europa League. But since Puel’s arrival, the Greens have significantly improved and have firmly integrated into the top half of the standings. Thus, last weekend’s match against Rennes (a 2-1 defeat) was only the first loss for the Stéphanois since the French coach’s arrival.
It’s worth noting that Adam Ounas joins the list of injured Niçois players after feeling discomfort behind his thigh during the match against Angers. Therefore, he will not travel to the Loire. Additionally, Dante is suspended for this match.
The match can be followed from 7 p.m. on beIN Sports 2.
