Nearly 35,000 spectators are expected this Sunday (5 p.m.) for the great classic of the French championship. Antoine Kombouaré, deprived of Tino Kadewere (calf) and Jean Kévin Duverne (thigh) this week, should replace these injured people with Sorba Thomas and Nicolas Cozza. Florent Mollet, Marcus Coco and Ignatius Ganago return to the group.
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The probable compositions
FC Nantes. : Fountain – Amian ; Castelletto (cap) ; Zézé or Pallois ; Cozza – Chirivella ; Douglas Augusto – Lepenant – Thomas ; Abline ; Simon. Substitutes : Carlgren ; Pallois or Zézé ; Acapandié ; Gbamin ; Tabibou ; Mollet. Mohammed ; Cocoa ; Ganago. Coach: A. Kombouaré
Absent: Kadewere (calf), Duverne (thigh), Centonze (knee), Guirassy (ankle).
AS Saint-Etienne: Larsonneur, Appiah, Batubinsika, Pétrot – Moueffek, Ekwah, Old – Davitashvili, Sissoko, Cafaro. Substitutes: Maubleu, Nadé, Mouton, Amouguo, Tardieu, Fomba, Bouchouari, Boakye, Stassin. Coach: O. Dall’Oglio
Absent: Briançon, Cornud, Maçon, Monconduit, Wadji