Promoted this season in Ligue 1, Clermont Foot is the third team in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Ligue 1. Enough to start hostilities already with AS Saint-Étienne, a club with which it shares the same region. Asked about the subject, Jim Allevinah, the Clermont striker designates ASSE as the main regional rival.
“I think the ‘real’ derby will be against Saint-Étienne. It’s the closest city and there are a lot of Green supporters in Clermont. I hope that we will have the public with us, anyway! Otherwise it would be worrying“, he declared. The first round will take place in the Cauldron, on the 13th day of the championship.