We left AS Saint-Etienne with a convincing success, two weeks ago, on the lawn of the Trojan leader (2-3). A victory which reshuffled the cards in the race for advancement, and allowed the Greens to confirm their ambitions. At the end of an international break which was not really one for the Ligue 2 clubs (ASSE beat the amateurs from Quetigny in the Coupe de France), it is time to continue this Saturday against Nancy, for the 15th day of the championship.
For the Foréziens, the news is not necessarily good before this meeting, particularly in the offensive sector. Eirik Horneland will have to cope without his two main center forwards, each of whom has scored 4 goals since the start of the season.
“Lucas Stassin is out, he was injured in the calf after his international meeting. This is also the case for Joshua Duffus, affected in Troyes, who remains in rehabilitation”confirmed the Norwegian coach, who took the opportunity to announce the returns of Maxime Bernauer and João Ferreira.
Who is attacking for ASSE?
Even if the Greens’ top scorer this season is Zuriko Davitashvili (6 goals), Horneland will have to find solutions to reorganize his attack.
“In front, Augustine Boakye, who helped out at number 9 at the start of the season, and Djylian N’Guessan, who is finding rhythm, are solutions for the forefront of the attack, he confided.
Irvin Cardona, who played Monday, is also an option. We are also counting on Zuriko Davitashvili and Ben Old, who will be back in session this Friday after their week in selection. »
