On the eve of the clash between the ASSE and OL in Ligue 1, Pascal Dupraz received very bad news which should greatly impact AS Saint-Etienne.
ASSE: Sainté without his strongman against OL
This is information that theAS Saint Etienne this Thursday. At 24 hours from the most sulphurous match of the season, the Greens will once again have to present themselves without some of their strong men. Last week, against RC Lens, Pascal Dupraz had seen three of his executives test positive for the Covid-19 (Timothée Kolodziejczak had finally obtained an exemption to play), this Friday, it is on the side of the attack that the Savoyard coach is impacted.
According to the media Holy Inside, Ryad Boudebouz would be positive for Covid-19, after a test carried out today. If no precision as to the date of contraction of the virus has yet been communicated, it is very likely that the Algerian striker will miss the match against OL this Friday.
Terrible news for Saint-Etienne when you know how vital the former Bastiais has been in improving the Saint-Etienne game since the start of the season. Scorer against Lens last week, Boudebouz should be replaced by the rookie Bakary Sako.
Absent against the Sang et Or, the Malian striker, who arrived this winter to strengthen the Loire workforce should make his debut in Ligue 1 in the jersey of the Greens. Also positive for Covid-19 last week, Sako is back in the workforce this Thursday as the advance The Team, a significant reinforcement for Dupraz, who should take stock of absences at a press conference today.
Mangala too short against Lyon
Announced on the ASSE side at the start of the week, the French defender Eliaquim Mangala has still not officially joined the Saint-Etienne team, although he has been in Forez for several days with his representatives. Yesterday, a meeting, which turned out to be positive, stood between his agent and the leaders of the Loire. Very close now to signing a contract of 6 months in Sainté, the former citizen nevertheless seems far from a tenure against Olympique Lyonnais tomorrow. The timing would be too short for the club, which hoped to register it no later than Wednesday.