Paris FC, beaten at home (1-2) by bottom-placed Martigues, failed to regain control of Ligue 2 in Lorient, which travels to Laval on Saturday evening, during the 17th day.
The Parisians opened the scoring thanks to their center forward Jean-Philippe Krasso, scorer of his 8th goal of the season, cutting a cross from Nouha Dicko (13th) with his right foot to the near post.
But the Martégaux, who had not won since the end of October, picked up Stéphane Gili’s men after returning from the locker room by Romain Montiel (47th), scorer for his first match in L2 this season, before taking the advantage through Karim Tlili (85th), his first goal of the season.
After this defeat, the PFC (31 points) is still two points behind the Lorientais who had beaten them before the break and had stolen the leadership position it had occupied since the 7th day.
The Merlus can extend their lead on Saturday in the event of a victory on the Laval pitch (6th), a delicate trip against an opponent who has been undefeated for eight matches in all competitions.
The Parisian club is also under direct threat from Dunkerque (3rd with 31 points) which travels to Guingamp (7th) on Saturday.
Caen, for the first time for the Portuguese Bruno Baltazar, appointed coach after the dismissal of Nicolas Seube, lost at the end of the match against Clermont (0-1) and remained stuck in 16th place, in a play-off position.
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The Stade Malherbe Ultras displayed a banner during the match targeting Kylian Mbappé, the main shareholder of the club since this summer: “Mbappé, the SMC is not your toy”.
Ajaccio, which announced Thursday the withdrawal of a group of buyers to resolve its financial difficulties, is not doing any better on the pitch, with a defeat at the end of the home match 2 to 1 against Annecy (4th) and remains relegated (17th ).
Amiens (8th), which has not won at home since October, was swept away at the Unicorn by Troyes (3-0), which continues its rise in the standings (12th) after a failed start to the season.
The promoted Red Star gave itself a little air in the ranking (13th) thanks to its clear victory (3-0) in Rodez (14th), which had not lost in the championship since the end of September.
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