Already a crucial match on the hill of Ray for this 12th day of Ligue 1, which sees Alain Casanova’s Toulouse team, comfortably installed in fourth place in the standings, come to challenge Eric Roy’s men, who are slowly sinking into the lower part of the table with an inglorious 17th place. A match that will be worth its weight in points for the Eaglets but also for the Toulouse side, who do not want to lose their place in the upper part of the table.
For the Nice team, the mission is clear: take all three points before the perilous trip to the Gerland stadium next Sunday to face Lyon. Even though the infirmary is still well filled with Hellebuyck, Pejcinovic, Bamogo, and Gace, the Nice coach will nevertheless be able to count on the returns of Diakité and Digard, who have recovered from injuries, and Faé, who has served his suspension. On the Toulouse side, injuries are also present with the absences of Larsen, Pentecôte, M’Bengué, and Yohann Pelé, who suffered from a pulmonary embolism. However, two key players will return to Nice with Yannis Tafer and Jean-Joël Perrier Doumbé making the trip to the Côte d’Azur.
A match that should attract the public to the Ray stadium, which hopes to see its Eaglets take flight once again towards the top half of the standings, which they left five games ago after the defeat in Rennes. A victory or nothing for Eric Roy’s protégés, who will then continue with a demanding schedule, including a trip to Lyon, hosting Montpellier, the derby in Monaco, and welcoming Olympique de Marseille.
See you from 5 PM this afternoon to see if OGC Nice is ready for its new beginning…
The Nice team
Goalkeepers: Ospina, Letizi
Defenders: Cantareil, Civelli, Clerc, Mabiala, Paisley
Midfielders: Ben Saada, Coulibaly, Diakité, Digard, Faé, Sablé, Traoré
Forwards: Ljuboja, Mouloungui, Mounier, Poté
The Toulouse team
Valverde, Vidal – Gunino, Fofana, Congre, Tabanou, Cetto, Perrier Doumbe – Devaux, Sissoko, Machado, Mansaré, Didot, Braaten, Capoue, Sirieix – Santander, Tafer.
The referees for the Nice-Toulouse match will be: Philippe Malige, who will officiate with the whistle, assisted by Didier Grenier and Stéphane Mercier. The fourth referee will be Sylvain Palhies.
