Deprived of Dolberg, still injured, the Gym of Christophe Galtier moves on the lawn of a sick ASSE this Saturday (5 p.m.). Nice records the return of Hassane Kamara, aligned in the middle left position, while the Greens must do without their young goalkeeper Etienne Green.
With such a workforce, the Nice coach could afford to blow some executives away for the trip to Geoffroy-Guichard. Three days after his first loss of the season at Lorient, Christophe Galtier has decided to rotate his squad slightly, notably choosing not to field rookies Rosario and Todibo for the first time this season. For his part, Delort continues a third consecutive tenure with the Gym.
Also noteworthy is the presence of Hassane Kamara from the kick-off, for only the second time this season, as an unusual left midfielder. It’s Gouiri who will back Delort on the attacking front in Dolberg’s absence, not yet recovered after being hit early in the derby against Monaco.
Bajic replaces Green, Krasso rather than Ramirez
For the Greens, Bajic is in goal for his fifth appearance for ASSE. He is taking advantage of Green, who was sent off this week from ASM, to fill the interim. Claude Puel continues to trust the young Nadé, non-professional, to accompany Sow in central hinge. In contrast, Krasso was preferred over rookie Ramirez in a center-forward position in a 4-3-3 where Camara, Neyou and Hamouma will be in charge of containing the talented opposing midfielder.
The composition of AS Saint-Etienne:
Bajic – Moukoudi, Sow, Nadé, Trauco – Camara, Neyou, Hamouma – Bouanga, Khazri, Krasso
The composition of OGC Nice:
Benitez – Atal, Daniliuc, Dante, Bard – Stengs, Thuram, Lemina – Kamara, Delort, Gouiri