The Niçois travel to the lair of Lazio this Thursday in the Europa League (6:45 p.m.), where they will meet several well-known faces from the French championship, from top scorer Boulaye Dia to three former OM residents.
Franck Haise didn’t take long to respond when an Italian journalist asked him to name the most dangerous Lazio player in his opinion. “There are quite a few dangerous players in this team, but Boulaye Dia was very interesting in the different positions he had,” replied the Nice coach at a press conference on the eve of the trip to Lazio in Europa League (this Thursday at 6:45 p.m.).
Indeed, the striker is easily his club’s top scorer with five goals in six games. The former Rémois (2018-2021) played more or less high up the pitch this season but was always effective, as in the first Europa League match with a double against Dynamo kyiv (0-3). The Senegalese has bounced back well after leaving Salernitana following a conflict with his coach. And he is well surrounded by other former Ligue 1 players, starting with Mattéo Guendouzi who has established himself as an indisputable starter.
“It’s true that it’s a bit of a special match,” he told journalists. “Any French person who plays abroad is always happy to find a French team. It’s certain that the match against Nice is a bit special in the state of a former OM player. It was always a match with a lot of fun. “intensity, which was very important for my former club”.
Marseille will have to do without Gigot
At his side, two other former Marseillais. Nuno Tavares arrived on loan from Arsenal and has played the last four Serie A matches as a starter for as many assists. Samuel Gigot also traveled from Marseille to Rome this summer. But a shoulder injury prevented him from starting his season.
Loum Tchaouna, trained in Rennes, got off to a good start as he participated in all the matches and even started against kyiv after his arrival from Salernitana. The last former Ligue 1 resident is Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro but the ex-Toulouse player has not played a minute this season.
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