ASSE closed its year 2024 with a debacle against Marseille at home in the Coupe de France. The Saint-Etienne club was eliminated as soon as it entered the competition. A big 4-0 defeat against Marseille with numerical superiority for 70 minutes. Ibrahim Sissoko was sent off in the 20th minute. He will miss the start of 2025 and will not be the only Green to be suspended soon.
ASSE is preparing to return to Ligue 1. The Greens host Reims next Saturday at 5 p.m. for the 16th day of Ligue 1. This match will mark the debut of the new Saint-Etienne coach, Eirik Horneland.
ASSE's offensive players see red
This season, ASSE has received 2 red cards in 16 matches played. These 2 sanctions targeted offensive elements of the Saint-Etienne squad. Mathieu Cafaro was sent off in Rennes after deflecting a shot with his hand. The Saint-Etienne winger then conceded a penalty at 0-0 and left his partners at 10. Saint-Etienne then lost 5-0 in Brittany.
Three weeks later, Ibrahim Sissoko received the second red card handed out to a Saint-Etienne player this season. The Malian striker was guilty of elbowing Leonardo Balerdi. Like Mathieu Cafaro, the former Sochaux player left his partners at 10 when the score was 0-0. The Greens then conceded 4 goals and were eliminated from the Coupe de France by OM.
Sissoko and Abdelhamid soon suspended
In addition to the loss of its two Kops for the next 2 home matches, ASSE will be deprived of other elements. If Ibrahim Sissoko will receive his sanction on Wednesday January 8, he will not be the only one to receive a suspension. Yunis Abdelhamid was penalized with a yellow card against OM.
The LFP will therefore sanction him for accumulating yellow cards. The Moroccan defender should be absent against Nantes on January 19. As for Ibrahim Sissoko, he will at least be absent against Reims on Saturday January 4. In view of the gesture, he could receive several suspension matches.
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