OGC Nice lost heavily on the lawn of Lazio Rome this Thursday during the second day of the Europa League (4-1). Watch all the highlights of this meeting on video.
The Aiglons took on water on the soggy pitch at the Stadio Olimpico. Traveling to Rome to challenge Lazio, this Thursday on the second day of the Europa League, OGC Nice was no match (4-1).
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Franck Haise’s men collapsed in the 20th minute of play. Following a poorly cleared ball from a corner, Pedro (37) sent a heavy strike into Marcin Bulka’s top corner to reward the domination of the Biancocelesti (1- 0).
The Italians doubled the lead a quarter of an hour later. Launched in depth by Pedro, Valentin Castellanos took advantage of Youssouf Ndayishimiye’s missed intervention to challenge Bulka face-to-face. The Argentine striker (26 years old) perfectly adjusts the Nice goalkeeper with a subtle dive ball (2-0, 35th).
Boga had nevertheless given Nice hope
Le Gym, however, managed to reduce the gap before the break. After a very nice one-two with Youssoufa Moukoko, Jérémie Boga deceives Chrístos Mandás with a powerful strike into the opposite net (2-1, 41st). Enough to give hope to the people of Nice.
But Lazio, seventh in the last Italian championship, continued to hurt the Aiglons after returning from the locker room. Found in the area, Castellanos had a little festival with a double hook to eliminate Ndayishimiye (who threw himself too easily on the spot) and Jonathan Clauss then a chained shot into the top corner. After checking for a possible offside on the video, the goal is validated (3-1.53rd).
Castellanos concluded his festival a few minutes later by obtaining a penalty, awarded to Lazio for a foul by Bulka on the Argentinian, who had eliminated the Polish goalkeeper after being found behind the defense. Mattia Zaccagni did not hesitate and transformed the penalty (4-1, 67th).
After winning a draw at home against Real Sociedad, another big client (1-1, September 25), Nice will inevitably fall in the standings of this Europa League, contested in a single group format, like the League champions. The Aiglons’ next meeting on the European scene is scheduled for Thursday October 24 on the Ferencvaros pitch (6:45 p.m.).
