Coupe de France – An OM player already absent against ASSE

This Sunday (2:45 p.m.), AS Saint-Étienne is preparing to host Olympique de Marseille in the round of 32 of the Coupe de France. The first bad news came for the Phocaeans.

Before traveling to Saint-Étienne this Sunday for the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France, Olympique de Marseille hosted Lille on Saturday at the Vélodrome for the 15th day of Ligue 1. After an open and rather balanced match, the two teams parted with a parity score, one goal everywhere. This clash between two teams vying for a place in the Champions League at the end of the season also saw a particularly tense end to the match, with refereeing decisions which notably caused debate. However, a decision by Willy Delajod was unanimous; indeed, coming into play in the 74th minute, Pol Lirola was guilty of a very dangerous tackle on the shin of Lille midfielder André Gomes, earning him a direct red card.

As a result, the Spanish full-back will automatically miss the Coupe de France match in Saint-Étienne this Sunday (2:45 p.m.). Bad news therefore for Roberto De Zerbi who was without Elye Wahi and Ulisses Garcia, who withdrew on Saturday, and who remain uncertain for the match against the Greens, although the Spanish player is not an indisputable starter in the Olympian eleven.