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Osimhen, what a phenomenon! The Nigerian striker, who came in after Loïc Rémy's injury, scored twice and took Lille to a big 3-0 win against Saint-Etienne on Wednesday during the third day of L1.

Already the author of a double against Nantes at the opening of the championship, the former center forward of Charleroi, has re-offended against the Greens after two beautiful actions (37th, 75th). Jonathan Bamba also participated in the party by widening the penalty gap (69th).

Ten days after a crushing defeat Amiens (1-0), the Losc has resumed its march forward and is full of confidence before a short but difficult trip to Reims Sunday.

The Nordiques are back at the foot of the podium with six points, just behind the Paris SG and Lyon and three lengths behind the leader, Rennes.

ASSE, feverish defensively and clumsy in the last thirty meters, conceded logically his first defeat of the season and points to 13th place (4 points).

The Dogues started the match drums and were dangerous from the first minute but Jonathan Bamba, found on the axis by Yusuf Yazici, crushed his shot, easily picked up by Stéphane Ruffier.

Lille, who controlled the ball, quickly suffered a blow with the injury of striker Loïc Rémy, touching a thigh (18th). Three weeks before the start of the Champions League, whose draw will take place on Thursday, Losc loses a second striker after the muscular injury of Timothy Weah, touched Sunday in training.

- Omnipresent Osimhen -

It did not stop Christophe Galtier's players from multiplying dangerous situations. Thus, Jonathan Ikone fired twice (19th, 29th), a far free kick from Yazici was pushed hard by Ruffier (23rd), and an attempt by Osimhen, positioned in the lead, approached the frame (33) .

By dint of pushing, the Losc was rewarded: launched left side, Domagoj Bradaric sent a cross to the penalty box for Osimhen, who controlled the right and concluded from the left (1-0, 37th).

Foréziens, interesting in the transition, sinned in the finish, like Denis Bouanga, who sent his shot above while he was in the ideal position in the surface (13th).

After the break, Lille kept control and monopolized the ball. Logically, the Nordiques have doubled the penalty on a penalty obtained and transformed by Bamba (2-0, 69).

Then Osimhen, ubiquitous in the game, added to the sum superbly: on a Celik center behind him, he controlled in extension and placed a pivot shot back to the goal that lodged at the Ruffier post (3). -0.75e). With four goals, the Nigerian, recruited for 12 million euros a month ago, takes the top scorers.

The striker even passed close to the hat-trick on a volley but Ruffier intervened (90 + 1).

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