Duel of dying birds at the Allianz Riviera this Sunday for the 12th day of Ligue 1: Nantes, 14th, presents itself on the Côte d’Azur without certainties despite its victory against Brest last Sunday. Nice, 13th, showed very good in Auxerre – in particular this fulgurance of Kephren Thuram decisive passer for Delort – and very worrying, curling the punishment against Burgundians yet at bay this season. This meeting against Nantes, an adversary a priori within its reach, should allow the GYM to garner points in order to achieve a series before the World Cup.
Diop and Delort injured
For that, it will be necessary to do without Sofiane Diop, hit in the hamstrings, and Andy Delort, suffers from a sprained knee. An attack deprived of two precious assets even as the GYM have the second worst efficiency in Ligue 1 this season. Coach Lucien Favre will therefore have to rely on Gaetan Laborde or even Nicolas Pépé, but also possibly on the Englishman Ross Barkley.