As the sixteenth day of Ligue 1 approaches, during which LOSC welcomes FC Nantes, the Professional Football League has revealed the identity of the referees who will officiate at each of the weekend's matches.
The rhythm of the strides, the breath of the athletes, this smell of sulfur, the crash of the shocks and the soft sound of leather flying through the wind, each of the senses is in osmosis as the games of the French championship prepare to take place. revive the daily lives of football lovers. For LOSC, players and supporters alike, we still have to wait a few days, and the reception of FC Nantes this Saturday (7 p.m.), to rediscover this wonderful pleasure and the lot of emotions that football provides.
This first duel of the year 2025, between two teams with opposing objectives, will be led by Jérémie Pignard (37 years old). The fourteenth best referee of the 2023-2024 season will be accompanied by his sidekicks: Aurélien Drouet
et Laurent Coniglio along the sidelines. Oliver Thual will be the fourth referee when William Lavis et Julien Schmitt will be responsible for video assistance to the refereeing.
The Canaries' trip to Lille will be Jérémie Pignard's thirteenth outing this season, the seventh in Ligue 1 McDonald's. He has not crossed paths with LOSC until now, nor with FC Nantes, which he nevertheless used to manage in the past. The Nantes team has already faced him fourteen times, for a very mixed record of 2 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats. The observation is much more positive for LOSC which is
unbeaten when Jérémie Pignard steps onto the lawn: 8 wins in 8 matches. A series which could allow Bruno Genesio's men to continue their invincibility. To date, he remains in 17 consecutive matches without a setback in all competitions.
