Saint-Etienne has chained against the Belgian club Charleroi defeated 4-0, a third consecutive success in a friendly match, Wednesday in its technical center Robert-Herbin in Etrat (Loire) nine days to face PSG in the final of the Coupe de France.
The Greens, who previously beat Rumilly-Vallières (N3, 5th div. 4-1) and Nice (4-1), will play a final preparatory meeting on Saturday against another Belgian team, Anderlecht, at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, still at behind closed doors.
The Stéphanois opened the scoring shortly before the break by young Wesley Fofana, with a header from a corner (43).
They worsened the score at the end of the game with the third goal in three games from Jean-Phlippe Krasso (79), recruited from Epinal (N2, 4th division) this summer, and a double from Ryad Boudebouz including a penalty (83 , 84).
After a good first period, the Greens managed to manage a long weak time during which Charleroi deserved to equalize before ASSE made the difference in the last quarter of an hour.
This meeting notably allowed veteran and captain Loïc Perrin, who extended his contract by one month to play the Cup final, to make his comeback in the 60th minute after a knee injury.
Defender Harold Moukoudi, returning from loan from Middlesborough (2nd English Div.) Also returned to the Stéphanoise team at the break.
Note that the meeting was also marked by the Ruffier affair. The Stéphanois porter was turned back at the entrance to the training center by a bailiff.