In a boiling velodrome, the 4th Mediterranean derby of the season did not spare the people of Nice. A new time, Christophe Galtier’s men will be able to complain about an arbitration that did not smile on them.
It starts with a slight contact in the surface of Jean-Clair Todibo on Cengiz Under. Jérôme Brisard shows the penalty spot. Arkadiusz Milik transforms it with a few seconds of the end of the first period.
Previously, Calvin Stengs had missed the target at close range.
The Aiglons return to the locker room trailing 1-0.
In the second half, the Gym pushes, gets the best chances. Andy Delort even scores a goal but it is logically refused. Stengs is offside at the start of the action.
What is less logical happens in the 73rd minute.
Delort is jostled in the back by William Saliba in full surface. The former Niçois is completely uninterested in the ball, but Mr. Brisart remains unmoved and does not even look at the VAR images. No penalty for Nice who accumulate errors against them in recent matches.
The goal of Cédric Bakambu and the reduction of Mario Lémina’s gap in stride is almost anecdotal2-1 final score.
Marseille alone takes 2nd place in the standings behind Paris SG.
Rennes is now 3rd. Nice comes out of the podium, before facing Stade Rennais on the next day for a new clash at the top of the table.