Nice (AFP)

Ten against eleven in the 3rd minute, Nantes lost without ever stopping to fight and in the second period, against Nice (2-1), Saturday night at the Allianz Riviera.

With five small points in six L1 matches, Nantes remains stuck at the bottom of the standings.

Far from the initial ambitions.

But by playing the entire game outnumbered, Christian Gourcuff may feel that the game was biased.

Nice managed to take advantage of it.

In pain, Patrick Vieira's men won their third victory of the season and have 10 points.

But the Gym will have to be better if they want to play Europe next season.

Despite the defection of Morgan Schneiderlin, injured in the adductors during the warm-up and replaced by Khephren Thuram, future scorer, the Gym has started well.

Quickly, the Azureans, who wore a black armband dedicated to the victims of the storm Alex living in the valleys of Vésubie, Tinée and Roya, even found themselves in numerical superiority.

Andrei Girotto's fault on Hassane Kamara was considered serious by Mr. Letexier, video assistant to referee Mr. Brisard, who had not yet warned the Nantes player about the action (3rd).

Following the intervention of the VAR, the Canaries found themselves at ten.

In 4-4-1, they defended throughout the first period.

And without the intervention of Alban Lafont in front of Kasper Dolberg (10th) or the clumsiness of the Dane on a perfect cross from Kamara, well recovered (22nd), they should have been largely led at the break.

Certainly, on their third corner, the Nice have finally opened the mark.

For his fourth goal in L1 under the colors of Nice (his 2nd of the season), Dante played with his cerberus, Nicolas Pallois, by passing him in front to score with a header (1-0, 27th).

But just before the break the VAR kicked in again.

On a recovery from the top of the shoulder of the very good striker Randal Kolo Muani, slightly diverted from the hand by Andy Pelmard, Mr. Brisard was invited to watch the action.

Verdict: penalty, easily transformed by Imran Louza (1-1, 45th + 5).

Vieira did not appreciate it.

On resumption, Flavius ​​Daniluc replaced the faulty Niçois, warned on this occasion.

Despite a consistent Amine Gouiri, Nice had a hard time creating new great chances.

After Dante almost scored against his camp (51st), the red and black glow came from Thuram.

Marcus' brother opened, with a strike from the left, his goal counter in L1 after an abortive foray from Gouiri (2-1, 62nd).

Despite this new blow, Nantes never admitted defeat.

Until the last second, the Yellows fought, like Renaud Emond (90th + 3).

Without success...

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