rainy and unhappy evening for Nice, severely beaten by Lazio Rome

A Stadio Olimpico that looks like the edge of the Tiber during flood periods. Thursday October 3 in Rome, the Niçois finished with their feet in the water and the Laziale put their heads underwater, with a large Italian victory (4-1) for the second day of the Europa League. The Aiglons suffered against the Romans and notably lost to the talent of Valentin Castellanos, author of a double.

Already put in danger twice in the first quarter of an hour, with a crossbar and a Laziale post, the Niçois were penalized on a third post hit, but this time coming in, with a strike from Pedro (20th). The Aiglons certainly reacted by trying to move forward, but their overly wait-and-see defense, caught behind their backs, was trapped by Valentin “Taty” Castellanos, for the break (35th).

A superbly well played one-two in the area between Youssoufa Moukoko and Jérémie Boga, concluded by the second, allowed Franck Haise’s men to reduce the score (41st), but the quality of the pitch then deteriorated in the second half . On a soggy pitch, with puddles slowing down the ball, the Laziale were able to take advantage of the conditions to their advantage, with a double from Castellanos (53rd) then with a fourth goal from Mattia Zaccagni on a generous penalty (67th). Already hung by Real Sociedad at home (1-1), the Niçois are off to a bad start to their European campaign and will have to pull themselves together on the pitch at Ferencvaros (Hungary) during the third day, October 24, to avoid making a splash in the classification.