National: the big breath of fresh air from Paris 13 Atletico, the movement at Versailles

It is certainly a success that will count for Paris 13 Atletico. In the cold of the Pelé stadium, the Parisian players won their 4th victory of the season against Rouen (1-0). Over the course of the matches, this team gains in balance, maturity and confidence.

The contribution of more experienced recruits in recent weeks such as Lenny Nangis, Kenny Rocha Santos and Bruno Ecuele-Manga has allowed him to take a step forward. Despite very limited resources (2.2 million euros budget), the Parisian management, which had initially relied on very N2-branded recruitment, was able to correct the situation by achieving very good results with players who had experienced the League. 1 and L2. The readjustment of the workforce which saw six departures in parallel with the 2nd wave of recruitment (Dexet, Vérité, Mothmora, Macon, Mvoué and Lahamdi returned this week to Toulouse), was rather successful.

The Parisians then defended rather well. In this area, they have also made progress. The contribution of Ecuele Manga and his more than 500 professional matches is necessarily a big plus when you have to manage slow times during the match. And as in recent weeks, Germain Sanou was impeccable in his goals. The only downside was the big shock suffered by Lucas Valeri at the end of the match who fell badly and had to be taken to hospital.

The next Versailles-Paris 13 Atletico derby will be very expensive

Undefeated for three matches, Paris 13 Atletico ends this first leg with 18 points and in provisional 13th place. For its return to National, the P13A is more than ever in the match for maintenance. It is even ahead of Versailles and its 7 million budget by 3 points. The Versailles, 4 defeats in a row, were exempt this Friday evening – they played a friendly match (0-0) against the hopeful PSG team -, and are now clearly in danger.

The Versailles – Paris 13 Atletico derby next Friday will be very expensive. But an Ile-de-France derby taking place in the Oise, at the Walter Luzi stadium in Chambly, is unprecedented and doesn't sound very serious…

In terms of transfer window, Versailles obtained the loan with option to purchase Soumaïla Traoré, a 20-year-old midfielder who played with the OM reserve. But the Malian, under contract until 2029 with Marseille, trained several times with Roberto De Zerbi's pro group.

On the other hand, the contract of striker Abdulakeem Agoro, who arrived this summer (4 matches) was terminated by mutual agreement. Further moves in both directions are expected between now and the end of the transfer window on February 3.