“It’s never too early for a Clasico“, laughs the captain of the Élan Béarnais, Giovan Oniangue. From the 3rd day of the season, the long-awaited confrontation every year by the supporters of the two teams is already there, even though both the Elan and Limoges are still in the running-in phase. For the Palois, the wide defeat at Boulogne-Levallois (82-59) very quickly brought down the beginning of euphoria born of the initial success against Strasbourg (83-80). For the Limougeauds, the situation is even worse since the team of Italian coach Massimo Cancellieri has not yet won, beaten at the promoted Nancy (87-78) then against Le Mans (62-69). We must not forget either that last season, the Clasico fell twice into the hands of the CSP, giving rise to a real desire for revenge in the ranks of Bearn.