AS Saint-Etienne : OL: now place for the derby, two neo-Gones are already salivating | ASSE News

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Taking advantage of the combined absences of Jason Denayer and Jérôme Boateng, Damien Da Silva was able to scratch a tenure Thursday night at OL – Brondby (3-0). Credited with a good match, the former captain of Stade Rennais presented himself to a press conference at the end of the match. The opportunity to discuss his first derby on Sunday evening against ASSE.

“We are already going to savor our European victory. It’s an important victory but of course we think of Saint-Etienne. We always think about the next game. This one is special. We know the importance of winning a derby. It is up to us to recover well at first, ”slipped the central defender.

Damien Da Silva hopes to be able to play the derby …

“Before arriving, we didn’t need to talk to me about the derby for me to soak up the whole thing. From the outside, it’s a very nice derby. Always fun to watch. When we arrive at the club, we are quickly told about these two confrontations to win. These are games that I like. I appreciate these atmospheres, when there are big rivalries between the two teams. This is also why I play football, ”added Damien Da Silva.

… Just like Jérôme Boateng

If Jérôme Boateng will be back at Geoffroy-Guichard as he himself announced on Twitter, the former Rennes stopper still hopes to have the opportunity to play the match, he who discovers this new status of luxury replacement at Lyon: “It’s special for me. Now I knew that by coming to a club like that there would be a lot of competition. I work daily to be ready the day I am in the field. I don’t take the lead any more than that. Obviously I want to play, I work, I have fun, I still learn a lot from my teammates, the staff and the club ”.

Da Silva and Boateng already focus on the derby

With the victory over Brondby over, OL are already in working order for the 123rd derby in history to be played on the ASSE lawn on Sunday evening (8:45 p.m.). Damien Da Silva and Jérôme Boateng, who arrived at OL this summer, are already looking forward to it.

Alexandre corboz