Éric Roy left the mystery hanging over possible “additional absentees” during the pre-match press conference, adding that Stade Brestois would record “no return”. The Brest group, communicated this Saturday three hours before kick-off, revealed the absence of Pierre Lees-Melou and Romain Faivre, present Wednesday during the victory against Nantes (2-1) in the Coupe de France.
Three young people summoned
These three new absences are added to those already announced of the full-backs Massadio Haïdara and Jordan Amavi, affected against Lyon, the centrals Julien Le Cardinal and Soumaïla Coulibaly, in the recovery phase, but also the more long-term injured Jonas Martin (thigh) and Bradley Locko (Achilles tendon). Ibrahim Salah, for his part, cannot take part in the match under an agreement with Stade Rennais, which is loaning him to SB29 for the season.
The headache is real for Éric Roy and Stade Brestois, engaged in a marathon of matches between championship, cup and Champions League, starting Wednesday against Shakhtar. The Rouge et Blanc coach has chosen to summon, for the trip to Rennes, three young people from the training center already seen on the Brest bench this season: Raphaël Le Guen, Ibrahim Kanté and Paris Irié.
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