Pablo Correa considers the relocation of the match against Bastia “obvious”

One of the shocks of these 64th finals. Next Friday, November 29, AS Nancy-Lorraine will travel to the Stade Armand Césari pitch to face SC Bastia in the eighth round of the Coupe de France. A meeting which was initially to be played at Marcel-Picot, before the Nancy management requested a relocation due to the state of its pitch. A request accepted by the Corsican team. “This decision may seem strange from a logistical point of view, but it is entirely based on sporting criteria” responded Pablo Correa this Wednesday at a press conference, a few hours after his team's press release.

“After several discussions, in particular with the company which manages the maintenance of our pitch, it became obvious that playing this match could have compromised the work carried out on the pitch. For the good of the club, we therefore decided to relocate this meeting” continues the club coach at Les Chardons, two days before facing Châteauroux. “Of course, we would have liked to play at Picot in front of our supporters, but on a pitch in good condition, that required this sacrifice. This decision is the choice of reason. Today, we prepared the team to qualify, even in Bastia” he concluded.