ASM is ready for its clash against Paris SG on January 11 after winning its fifth success (and two draws) in the last seven league games.
Philippe Clément's team remains 4th in the standings, maintaining pressure on Lens (3rd) and Marseille (2nd), who play later on Sunday.
For its part, the CF63, which fell from 8th to 10th place, put an end to a series of five matches without defeat (3 wins, 2 draws) but still kept a good margin compared to the relegation zone to ensure its maintenance. .
It is also the third consecutive time that the Clermontois, once again quite harmless, fail to score.
Worse, their start to the match was catastrophic and likely to put Monaco in a good position to win.
The Monegasque Takumi Minamino in Clermont on February 5, 2023 © THIERRY ZOCCOLAN / AFP
From the 3rd minute, ASM opened the scoring thanks to Guillermo Maripan whose header, on receiving a free kick from Caio Henrique, was deflected by the Pole Mateusz Wieteska.
The pressure exerted high by the Monegasques deeply embarrassed the Auvergnats, deprived of several important players and picked cold, whose lines were not tight enough, especially in the first period.
Thus, the ASM, formidable outside with only one defeat in its last sixteen trips in the league (11 wins, 4 draws), was able to control the game and quickly brought the score to 2-0 by Breel Embolo.
The latter took over a center from the Russian Aleksandr Golovin after an action from Takumi Minamino (2-0, 13).
Krépin Diatta, in a good position, could have added a third goal if he hadn't been too altruistic (73).
At the end of the game, Jim Allevinah missed a great opportunity to close the gap for Clermont (88).
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