On the third day of Ligue 1 and already a crucial match for the young eagles who have yet to take off in the championship, currently facing two home defeats against Lyon (1-3) and against the newly promoted Evian (1-0). Therefore, it will be against Toulouse that the Nice team will seek their first victory before meeting Toulouse again the following week on their grounds in the Coupe de la Ligue.
And as misfortune never comes alone, it turns out to be a sprain of the right knee’s internal collateral ligament that has been diagnosed for Didier Digard, the valiant captain who was injured against Evian. The unavailability is still undetermined, but Didier Digard will miss this match. Abriel, Diakité, and Mouloungui, all doubtful due to ankle pain for the first two and a neck blockage for the latter, should be able to play, while François Clerc resumes training after his injury.
On the Toulouse side, morale is high with two victories in the first two matches, first in Ajaccio (1-4) and then at home against Dijon (2-0). With six points on the board, TFC alone occupies the top spot of the standings with a better goal difference than their co-leaders, Montpellier, Caen, and Saint-Etienne. Determined to stay at the top as long as possible, Alain Casanova’s men certainly won’t come for sightseeing in the capital of the Côte d’Azur but be careful that they don’t do their shopping either, as Lyon did in the opening of the discussions.
It will require warriors on the field of Ray this Saturday to finally unlock the scoreboard and especially succeed in stringing together the good game situations glimpsed during the first two matches to pull off a truly complete game which would surely allow the young eagles to overcome the Toulouse challenge and thus gain a psychological upper hand over their opponents before facing them in the Coupe de la Ligue a few days later (31/08 at 6 pm).
A real game with high stakes is expected, this Saturday at 7 pm, between a Nice team hungry for points and a Toulouse team thirsty for victory. A feast in perspective on the field of Ray?
