AS Saint-Etienne : Mahdi Camara and the importance of the derby against OL | ASSE News

Sunday evening (9 p.m., Stade Geoffroy-Guichard), at the end of the 21st day of Ligue 1, the Greens of AS Saint-Etienne will meet Olympique Lyonnais for Act II of the Rhônalpin derby. Mahdi Camara, the young (22-year-old) Loire defensive midfielder, had the honors of the pre-match press conference yesterday afternoon. The opportunity for the number 8 of the Greens (19 matches played in the league this season, 2 goals) to discuss the importance of this meeting with such a special flavor.

We’re club kids. We know the importance of the derby for the club and for the supporters. In the center, I remember doing derbies in front of thousands of supporters. Everyone understands the importance of this match, we are committed to having a good match. Our supporters cannot come to the match, we want to please them!“, confided the native of Martigues, and to add:”We want to stay ahead in terms of the number of wins in the derby, it is one more desire to go and win this match. OL are a very good team, but you shouldn’t be afraid of them, we will take this match to get a good result“.