TheASSE will be deprived of two players, including one holder, during the trip to Montbéliard, for the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France. The coach Claude Puel will not be able to count on them because they are suspended.
ASSE: Bouanga and Gourna available against FC Metz
Denis Bouanga and Lucas Gourna-Douath (17 years old), two ASSE players, were suspended from a firm match, “following a third warning in a period including 10 official competition matches (Ligue 1 Uber Eats, Coupe de France, Trophée des Champions) or by revocation of the suspension ”. The disciplinary committee of the Professional Football League specifies that their sanction takes effect from Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at midnight.
The striker and the young midfielder of AS Saint-Étienne are therefore available for the match of the 23rd day of Ligue 1 against FC Metz, in Geoffroy-Guichard, on Sunday February 7 (3 p.m.). Unlike Gourna-Douath who has played 19 Ligue 1 matches and has started 6 times, Denis Bouanga is a crack of ASSE. He played 22 games out of 23 in the league, for 18 starts. He scored 3 goals and delivered as many assists.
The two players are suspended for the Coupe de France
However, they will be absent against FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (Ligue 2 club), in the Coupe de France. This meeting is scheduled for Thursday 11 February, at the Auguste-Bonal stadium (6:45 p.m.). As a reminder, ASSE played in the final of the Coupe de France last edition. He was beaten by PSG (1-0) at the Stade de France, on a goal from Neymar (14th). The Stéphanois finished the game 10-11, following the expulsion of their captain Loïc Perrin (31st). The now retired center-back had taken a dangerous tackle on Kylian Mbappé. The Paris Saint-Germain forward limped off the pitch. Seriously hit in the ankle, he had been replaced by Pablo Sarabia.
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