Four days after its elimination in Brest in the Coupe de France, FC Nantes returned to Ligue 1 this Sunday afternoon. Facing them stands AS Saint-Etienne, sixteenth in the standings and competitor of the Canaries in the fight for maintenance. In the event of a victory this afternoon, the Nantes residents would move away of their opponent of the day and, consequently, from the red zone.
The Nantes starting lineup (4-3-3):
Absent against Brest on Wednesday evening, Anthony Lopes is lined up in the cages by Antoine Kombouaré. After 24 years at Olympique Lyonnais, this match at Geoffroy-Guichard will be special for the former player.
Before him, we can find Nicolas Pallois et Jean-Charles Castellettothe latter taking the place of Jean-Kévin Duverne in relation to the match in Brest. On the sides, Nicolas Cozza et Kelvin Amian regain their regular places.
In midfield, Antoine Kombouaré brought back the same players for this match in Forez: Douglas Augusto, Pedro Chirivella and Johann Lepenant. For the latter, it is also a special match, due to its Lyon past.
Finally, Nantes' offensive play will be represented by three players. Indeed, Moses Simon and Herba Guirassyscorer this Wednesday in Brest, were chosen by Antoine Kombouaré on the wings. For his part, Matthis Abline was placed at the forefront of the Nantes attack. Here is the Nantes starting lineup:
-Lopes – Amian, Pallois, Castelletto, Cozza – D. Augusto, Chirivella, Lepenant – Guirassy, Abline, Simon
The Saint-Etienne starting lineup (4-3-3):
For this match, Eirik Horneland has decided to line up a 4-3-3 composition. Among the holders, we can notably find Dennis Appiahformer Nantes player and winner of the Coupe de France in 2022. Here is the Forézien eleven against FC Nantes:
Larsonneur – Appiah, Batsubinka, Nadé, Pétrot – Fomba, Bouchouari, Mouton – N’Guessan, Stassin, Davitashvili
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