As in the two previous rounds, AS Saint-Étienne is the great favorite of his 8th final of the Coupe de France this Sunday (6:30 p.m.). After Lyon – La Duchère and Jura Sud, the Greens again face a National 3 formation: the Bergerac Perigord Football Club at the Francis Rongiéras stadium in Périgueux.
“We will see at the end of the match if it was a good draw warns the Greens coach _Pascal Dupraz_. On the other hand, I have no intention of overusing any match of any competition, regardless of our ranking.“. Embarked on a maintenance mission, ASSE obviously cannot make the Coupe de France a priority this season and given the size of its workforce does not seem equipped to play on both counts.
“You don’t have to look for excuses answers the technician from Saint-Etienne. There is no reason to see our team in difficulty under the pretext that it would lose gas during the Coupe de France. I am much more simplistic in my reasoning. The more games you win, the more you want to win. The Cup is a positive emotion and it reflects on the championship“.
Cross the wall of Périgord
To reach the quarter-finals of this Coupe de France and therefore find themselves two steps from a final, the Greens will have to overcome the obstacle of Bergerac. Périgord fans are leaders in their championship and eliminated Metz (Ligue 1) and Créteil (Ligue 2) in the 32nd and 16th finals of the Coupe de France. More surprisingly, they didn’t concede a goal since entering the competition in the 4th round and for 7 games in all competitions. Bergerac is undefeated since September 4.
The Greens still have to deal with a lot of absentees
In Perigord, Pascal Dupraz will still have to deal with many absentees : Bakary Sako (thigh), Gabriel Silva (ischio), Saidou Sow (knees), are forfeited. Wahbi Khazri, Yvan Neyou and Harold Moukoudi are still at CAN. For his part Romain Hamouma is ready for him but will not be on the trip just like Eliaquim Mangala who does not yet consider himself 100%.
- The probable composition: Bernardoni – Thioub, Camara, Kolodziejczak, Nadé, Mason – Moueffek, Youssouf – Boudebouz – Nordin, Bouanga
- Bergerac – ASSE, a match to live live and in full on France Bleu Saint-Étienne Loire from 6 p.m. this Sunday.