It was not necessary to fall into the bad spiral, it is done.
Le Gym, which had two defeats in a row in the league, against Clermont at home and in Lyon, had to bounce back.
First alert, from the 11th minute, Khephren Thuram’s header finds its way to the net but Lilian’s son is offside.
It is the strong man of the Gym who finds the fault. Justin Kluivert, who started at the limit of offside, beats the very approximate exit of Danijel Petkovic and scores with his left foot.
The Angevins could have equalized at the end of the first period but Souleyman Doumbia’s strike hit the left post of Walter Benitez.
The Gym plays to be scared and fails to score the goal of the break.
In the 67th minute, Mr. Romain Lissorgue, the referee of the match, refuses a new goal for Nice.
Andy Delort scores but goes offside from Justin Kluivert’s free kick.
OGC Nice remains third by ensuring the essential, a 1-0 victory. A success that feels good, a week before moving to fourth in the championship, Strasbourg.