At the start of the 27th day of Ligue 1, OM took over Nîmes outside (3-2). A victory that bears the imprint of Dario Benedetto.
Dominated by Nantes last week at home, OM got back on their feet this Friday during a trip to Nîmes. Despite a completely missed start to the match, the Phocaeans were able to take the points at stake. Dario Benedetto restarted them with a hat-trick. Its very first in the French championship.
The former Boca Juniors striker woke up two weeks ago to victory at Lille, and he therefore confirmed by turning everything he touched or almost touched during this game into gold. The first achievement, which occurred in the 10th minute following a superb pass from Bouna Sarr, was the most important since it saved the Phocaeans from doubts following the early goal of Zinédine Ferhat.
Ten minutes before the break, the Argentinian did it again, picking up excellent service from Dimitri Payet before concluding with a nice dive on Bernardoni. It was 2-1 and it was pretty flattering at the break for the Phocaeans given what they had offered. And the Gardois deserved to enter the locker room with a tied score.
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The more realistic Marseillais
In the second half, Blaquart’s men did not get discouraged and continued to move forward in the hope of snatching the second goal. But, they notably encountered an excellent Steve Mandanda. The “Fenomeno” has again released the big game on its line, with several important stops. And, he also saw Ripart narrowly miss the frame in the 62nd.
Nîmes let his chance pass, but OM did not miss his when he had to break and kill all suspense. In the 69th minute, Marseille’s number 9 completed its work, placing a recovery from the left at close range from the surface following a deviation from … itself after a free kick from Duje Caleta Car. OM held their victory and did not let it go. NO reduced the score well at the end of the game, through Lucas Deaux, but it was too late to hope to equalize.
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