Monaco (AFP)

Thanks to a superb goal from Stevan Jovetic and despite the suffering, Monaco and its coach Robert Moreno finally won an L1 match in 2020, against Angers (1-0) on Tuesday during the 23rd day.

After collecting a small point in three league games since the start of the year, Monaco has sounded the alarm. Without cashing that more! Another first for Moreno.

It would however be daring to come forward to say that this team is doing better, as the second period was complicated ...

However, before Saturday's trip to Amiens, the rise in the classification may start. The Principality team now has 32 points, eight less than the third in the ranking, Rennes, defeated in Lille (1-0) this Tuesday evening.

If the splendid Monaco goal arrived quickly enough, this victory was very complicated to build for the men of Moreno.

In order to destabilize Angers, who had just taken four at home against Reims (4-1), Moreno decided to set up a "4-4-2 en rombo", as they say in Spain. That is to say in diamond shape, with a N. 10, Cesc Fabregas, in support of two attackers, Wissam Ben Yedder and Stevan Jovetic.

- Jovetic, man of the moment -

And the Montenegrin, already scorer against Strasbourg (1-3) in the last Monegasque home match in L1, was quickly decisive.

Between Ismaël Traoré and Mateo Pavlovic, little concerned with his marking, he resumed, with an upturned lobed head, a beautiful opening by Youssouf Fofana. Danijel Petkovic, advanced, was relentlessly beaten (1-0, 18th).

Nothing happened until the break until then. Only Pierrick Capelle, head, forced Benjamin Lecomte to a beautiful tap (45th + 1).

This opportunity, however, prefigured the second period. Angers began to dominate a feverish Monaco. Fabregas has given way to Aurien Touchameni. ASM then went flat 4-4-2, ready to defend and counter.

She defended a lot. She also let Capelle (65th) then Santamaria (74th) offer goal balls. But they did not frame. She did little to counter, not to say never. Islam Slimani stayed on the bench.

But the essential was saved for Moreno. In great pain, his team finally won an L1 match. And, paradoxically, she can still dream of finding the top of the ranking.

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