AS Saint-Etienne received excellent news this Sunday morning, a few hours before the derby against OL.
It's been almost three years since League 1
did not experience a derby between OL and ASSE – a must for the French championship which will experience a new edition this Sunday evening at Groupama Stadium, at the end of the 11the Ligue 1 day. However, for the occasion, there is a Stéphanois who promises to have wings: Zuriko Davitashvili.
This Sunday morning, the person inherited the UNFP trophy for best L1 player for the month of October, succeeding Parisian Bradley Barcola. With 37% of the votes collected from his peers (50% of the votes cast) and the general public, the 23-year-old Georgian international was able to beat Bradley Barcola, precisely (34%), and Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, freshly summoned in the French team (29%).
A first in six years for ASSE
“The Georgian prodigy lit up the field, scoring 5 goals in just 3 matches, mixing technique and spectacle,” underlines the UNFP press release. Davitashvili not only contributed decisively to AS Saint-Étienne's success, but he also scored a sensational goal against AJA. By winning this trophy, Davitashvili confirms his status as a revelation of the season and portends a bright future, both for himself and for his club. »
It's number 13e time that AS Saint-Etienne has seen one of its players win the UNFP player of the month trophy since the creation of the distinction in 2003. The last Green to have been thus honored was none other than Wahbi Khazri, in November 2018.
