AS Monaco and FC Nantes parted ways at the end of a spectacular match, this Friday evening, at the start of the 3rd day of Ligue 1 (3-3).
With sixteen titles of French champions accumulated and beautiful battles in the distant past, this Nantes-Monaco was a poster that had allure, at the start of this 3rd day of Ligue 1. And if these two strongholds of French football are not swimming in the same waters this season, this game has lived up to its promises.
The Principality club traveled to La Beaujoire with an anecdotal status as leader of the championship, with two spectacular victories on the clock, against Clermont (4-2) then Strasbourg (3-0). Opposite, FC Nantes was already immersed in a climate of crisis after two initial setbacks against Toulouse (1-2) and Lille (0-2).
Nantes was therefore up against the wall. And that was reflected in the attitude of the Canaries. With a conquering approach, the formation of Pierre Aristouy started very strong. To the point of scoring two goals in the first quarter of an hour. Mohamed transformed a penalty obtained by Moses Simon after 5 short minutes (1-0, 5th), before Castelleto, in full arm wrestling with his club, offered himself a moment of redemption by doubling the bet on a powerful helmet shot (2-0, 15th).
Nantes cracked after a perfect start to the match…
It would have been difficult to imagine, at that time, that the Nantes would not win their first victory of the season. It was without counting on the reaction of this talented Monegasque team. In great shape since his axial repositioning this season, Minamono revived ASM with a well-felt whim (2-1, 27th).
And if Nantes took off as soon as they returned from the locker room thanks to Mohamed, opportunist for the double goal (3-1, 48th), Ben Yedder responded to the locals with another fox goal from the surfaces (3-2, 59th ). An attack-defense configuration then settled in the last half hour. And at the end of the night, Nantes cracked. Boadu, on the lookout after a header on the bar from Fofana, allowed the Principality club to snatch a point at the end of this incredible match. For Monaco, despite the scenario, this will remain the first hitch since the curtain rose. But the regrets will be Nantes. On the side of Jonelière, the site remains enormous.
