Saki Kumagai surrounded by OL players (Instagram Saki Kumagai)
Wednesday evening, Saki Kumagai returned to Parc OL, three years after his departure. The Lyon club wanted to honor the passage of the Japanese with a collector's jersey in particular.
There was the disappointment of defeat after opening the score, but also the emotion of almost coming home. Wednesday evening, Saki Kumagai experienced several emotions at Parc OL. After meeting up with many teammates a week earlier in Rome, the Japanese midfielder returned to a pitch she has known for a long time. Warmly applauded by the more than 4,000 spectators present for OL – AS RomaKumagai remains one of the club's legends. At the end of the meeting, all of the Fenottes reserved a guard of honor for their former teammate. If the disappointment was necessarily there after losing 4-1, the infectious smile of the Japanese was very present in the face of this honor which ended with the presentation of a collector's jersey flocked “Kumagai 240” like the number of matches played between Rhône and Saône for eight years.
“Lyon is a treasure for me”
Wendie's Defense Partner Renard for many years, Saki Kumagai praised the gesture of OL and its captain and did not fail to thank them the day after this European meeting. On his account Instagramthe player with 43 goals in the Lyon jersey expressed her joy at having found her home. “I was really happy last night. Of course, the result of the match was not what I expected BUT I thank the Olympique Lyonnais club and my former teammates from the bottom of my heart. The time I spent in Lyon is a treasure for me. I felt that Lyon is my home, thank you very much, really.
