Boye and Pajot uncertain
If FC Metz has found defensive stability and a powerful midfielder, he may have to review his plans this Sunday in Nîmes (3 p.m.). Victims of muscle glitches, John Boye and Vincent Pajot are uncertain about the trip to Costières. Offensive rookie Aaron Leya Iseka , on the other hand, is well available. The Belgian striker on loan from Toulouse says he is in good shape and his administrative qualification was on track this Friday. Thierry Ambrose, he will be absent against the Crocodiles. He still needs a few days to heal his sprained right ankle. Like Boubacar Traoré (meniscus), it should be operational within a week.
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Nîmes, for its part, will be deprived of Zinedine Ferhat, injured in the selection and deemed too fair. Suspended two games after his red card against PSG, Loïck Landre is also missing. There remains an uncertainty concerning the presence or not of Andrés Cubas, affected in the calf.
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Antonetti: “We are going through a difficult period”
Frédéric Antonetti coached OGC Nice from 2005 to 2009 and has kept strong ties to the City of Angels. “My son lives there with his family and my three grandchildren,” confides the 59-year-old technician, obviously very touched by the attack on Thursday morning at Notre-Dame basilica. “We are living in a strange period. I’m a little nostalgic for the 70’s and 80’s … All this violence, the pandemic … We’re really going through a difficult period. Men should be united whatever their origin and their religion, but this is not the case. “
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Garnets behind closed doors
It goes without saying but it gets better by saying it: confinement requires, FC Metz will play its next matches behind closed doors. “All people who have subscribed for the 2020-2021 season will see the price of their order automatically reduced by the price of the matches FC Metz – Dijon and FC Metz – Stade Brestois”, communicated the Moselle club. All the details can be found on its official website.
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