OM did not miss their recovery this Saturday at the Commanderie. For Marcelino’s first on the bench, the Marseillais won 2-0 in a friendly.
It was the Nîmes Olympique, freshly relegated to National (third level of French football), which paid the price for this successful first from the Olympians at the Robert Louis-Dreyfus center. This after having neutralized a hybrid initial Marseille formation throughout the first act.
The Marseille starting lineup: Lopez – Negouai, Touré, Gigot, Clauss – Malinovskyi, Veretout, Guendouzi, Under – Nadir, Lago.
Launched at the break like Ngapandouetnbu, Mbemba, Balerdi, Kondogbia, Soglo, Nyakossi, Rongier and Mughe, Vitinha, who had promised the day before to justify the 32 million euros invested in his person, was quick to unblock the debates. Served by Soglo, the young Portuguese striker first opened the scoring with a hard shot placed under the bar (1-0, 49e). And to double the bet 20 minutes later, put into orbit by Rongier to go and deceive the opposing goalkeeper with a small stung ball (2-0, 70e).
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First opposition and ̀ for Marcelino’s men in this summer tour 💪
🗓 Next meeting against KAS Eupen next Saturday in Germany 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/gyM4Yxj02e
– Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) July 15, 2023
Note the successful debut of Kondogbia in the Sky and White jersey, and the return to the field of Harit, seriously injured in a knee before the World Cup last season. The youngsters Nadir and Soglo also did well. Next warm-up match for OM: Saturday morning at 11 a.m. against the Belgians from Eupen.
