The Strasbourg Racing Club receives AS Saint Étienne this Sunday, January 17 at 3 p.m., for the 20e League day 1. A confrontation between the 15the and the 16e of the table, separated by only a period. Both sides are also trying to escape relegation.
The meeting between Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (RCSA) and AS Saint-Etienne (ASSE), this Sunday, January 17, almost did not take place: seven players were contaminated by Covid-19 as well as eight members of ASSE staff. Also on Saturday, the club’s press conference where coach Claude Puel and striker Ryad Boudebouz were expected to face the press could not be held. ASSE was awaiting further results regarding the health status of their workforce.
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The Greens of ASSE follow RC Strasbourg very closely, the Stéphanois are at 16e rank of Ligue 1. Racing has only one point more than its opponent and is in 15th place in the championship. RCSA defender Anthony Caci knows the importance of “staying on top of the game,” he said at the pre-match press conference on Friday. Strasbourg has started its year 2021 well with a success (5-0) against Nîmes then traveling to Lens (0-1).
A different dynamic on the side of ASSE which remains on a defeat against Reims (3-1) despite the point collected against PSG (1-1) to open the new year. Still according to Anthony Caci, it is “the right time to make a result” against a struggling Stéphanois who have only four wins this season in Ligue 1. A number well below expectations. Strasbourg is doing better thanks to six successes.
After a defeat at Saint-Etienne, “no question of talking about revenge”
The first leg meeting against ASSE is one of the four victories for Saint-Etienne. During the 3e day in Ligue 1, the trip by the Strasbourg residents to the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium ended in a defeat (2-0) despite the good performance of the Alsatians that evening. The reunion between these two teams promises to be very interesting to follow on the Meinau side. Even though Anthony Caci doesn’t want to talk “A feeling of revenge. “