Work on the pitch at the Marcel-Picot Stadium prevents ASNL from playing at home the match counting for the 8th round of the French Football Cup against Bastia. After discussions with his opponent, the match will finally be played in Corsica. The scenario of the exploit moves a little further away.
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The poster for this eighth round of the French Football Cup will pit Nancy against SC Bastia (L2). But not in Marcel Picot, in Meurthe-et-Moselle, as initially planned. The meeting will take place on the island of beauty at the Stade Armand-Cesari.
The reason? : “optimize the work undertaken on Marcel Picot’s pitch for the championship which remains our priority for all with still a long way to go“ ASNL justifies itself, in a press release published on its website on November 19, 2024, “It’s because we have the same passion that we want to show reason for this round and give ourselves the means to offer you the best of our team in our stadium until the end of the season!“Translate it”proof of reason“: the cup is nice but first the championship and an almost obligatory comeback at the end of the season in Ligue 2.
Big disappointment for the Bastiais who were nevertheless offered a second trip to Lorraine after having gone to Moselle at the Schlossberg stadium in Forbach to face Freyming in the seventh round. Victory 4 to 0.
The Corsican club speaks for its part of “constructive and common sense discussions with the AS Nancy Lorraine club“. Yes, it is indeed football. The press release adds that “This reversal offers a valuable opportunity to regain momentum, with two consecutive home matches, to set in motion a positive and ambitious dynamic for the rest of the season.“He lives sports.
“We will regret the decisions taken last summer concerning the pitch, which deprived the Nancy supporters of a beautiful poster at Picot” declare some supporters on X (ex-twitter), “Epinal was obviously not hot. Concerning ticketing, we will still have 50% in Bastia and the FFF contributes to the travel costs in the Coupe de France“.
Bastia-Nancy will take place on Friday November 29 at 7:30 p.m.
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