Managers, players and supporters of ASSE campaign for the final of the Coupe de France against PSG, to be disputed in front of their audience at the Stade de France. The president of the FFF gives them hope.
ASSE – PSG Final: The idea behind closed doors abandoned by the FFF?
ASSE can dream of a final against PSG with spectators. It is possible, depending on the evolution of the health situation. Note that the president of the French Football Federation wants this meeting to take place at the start of the 2020-2021 season, in August. First in favor of an absolute closed session in April, Noël Le Graët changed his position. He is now considering the possibility forAS Saint-Etienne to face the Paris Saint Germain in front of some supporters at the Stade de France. The boss of the FFF confided to the AFP, his hope on the presence of the public for the final of the Coupe de France. He promises to work so that the match ASSE – PSG is not played behind closed doors. “Of course, that’s what we’re going to ask (to the authorities, note)”, replied Noël Le Graët at Agence France Presse. “It is my wish anyway. We have contacts with the state. We are in constant conversation, with advances that seem positive to me, ”he reassured then.
ASSE: Qualification history at the expense of Stade Rennais
ASSE qualified heroically by eliminating Stade Rennais (2-1) in the very last moments of the match. It was March 5, 2020 at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, in front of more than 30,535 spectators. Led (1-0, 33rd), following a penalty transformed by M’Baye Niang, ASSE had equalized by Timothée Kolodziejczak (1-1, 43rd), before overthrowing the Rennais, after additional time, thanks to a splendid goal of Ryad Boudebouz (2-1, 90th + 4). The green people had then invaded the lawn to celebrate the historic qualification of their team, 38 years after the final of the Coupe de France lost to PSG.
By ALEXIS
Posted on June 06, 2020 at 12:00 |
updated on June 06, 2020 at 12:00