Last year, the Tahitian from Nice made a mark with a superb free kick that secured victory for the Gym, while in the 2004-2005 edition, Nice had prevailed by the same score thanks to a goal from Agali. It’s a case of ‘never two without three,’ and there’s no doubt that the red and black club would gladly sign up for the proverb to ring true once again. However, to do so, they will need to overcome Jean Fernandez’s men. We have to go back to last March 18 to see a home victory for Auxerre against Lens (1-0); since then, the blues and whites have drawn 3 times at Le Mans (2-2), at home against Bordeaux and Lyon (0-0), and conceded a defeat at Toulouse (2-0).
On the Nice side, Mahamane Traore and Thibault Scotto are the only ones in the infirmary, each with a muscle lesion in the right thigh, and the group should not undergo major changes, with a positive note being the return of Lilian Laslandes, who was absent during the last trip to Sedan from which the eaglets returned with a draw point (1-1).
Therefore, the appointment is set for the Nice fans to push their charges even further away from the relegation zone, still a bit too close for comfort in the rearview mirror of the eaglets.
