Mickaël Nadé towards an early return?

Winner of Montpellier this Saturday (1-0), AS Saint-Etienne carried out the great operation of the weekend in Ligue 1. Olivier Dall'Oglio's men moved away from the red zone by moving up to 13th position in the ranking.

ASSE: three difficult matches to play to end the year

After a difficult start to the season, where the Saint-Etienne coach was quickly put in the hot seat, the Greens are regaining color as the end of the year 2024 and the winter break approach. But ASSE still has three rather difficult matches to manage to end the year well.

The Greens travel to Rennes (November 30), then host Olympique de Marseille (December 8) before traveling to Toulouse (December 13). Before these meetings, the Peuple Verts site, specializing in ASSE news, took stock of Olivier Dall'Oglio's squad.

ASSE – OM: with Maçon but Boakye?

Thus, for the Marseille reception, the Ghanaian attacking midfielder, Augustine Boakye, will be absent. He will serve his match suspension for an accumulation of yellow cards at the start of the season.

Mathieu Cafaro, who alternates between the status of supersub and that of holder, should be able to replace him for this meeting. On the other hand, for this match against OM, Yvann Maçon should make his return. Injured for a long time at the start of the season, the right-back should be preserved for the trip to Rennes to be fit for the reception of the Phocaeans at the start of December.

Mickaël Nadé back faster than expected

Still on the good news side, one last one concerns Mickaël Nadé. Injured during the derby against Olympique Lyonnais on November 10, the central defender suffered an external sprain of the lateral ligament in his right knee and was expected to be absent for four weeks.

His return was therefore only hoped for the trip to Toulouse, but it could well be anticipated. According to the Peuple Vert website, the news around Mickaël Nadé is reassuring, so much so that “the central defender could return sooner than expected”. A return next weekend against Rennes or for the reception of OM? Nothing has been decided at the moment but his return seems close.