Jorge Sampaoli made a success of his debut, Bruno Genesio less: thanks to a late goal from Cuisance, OM beat Rennes 1-0 on Wednesday at the Stade Vélodrome in a late match on Matchday 22.

The new Argentinian coach has laid some foundations for his operation to regenerate the seriously ill Olympian.

The Argentinian Jorge Sampaoli, new Marseille coach, made his debut on the Olympian bench thanks to a late 1-0 success against Rennes on Wednesday at the Vélodrome, in a late match of the 22nd day of Ligue 1. Against Rennes ( 10th) coached by Bruno Genesio, who was also in charge of his first match.

Between two teams that hadn't known for a long time how to win in L1, the duel seemed to have to end with a logical 0-0 for a long time.

But Sampaoli's changes paid off in the 88th minute, with a header from substitute Cuisance, a player forgotten for weeks, on a cross from Luis Henrique, launched by Benedetto, who also came into play in the second half.

This success allows Marseille to move up to 6th place, with the hope of securing a qualification for "small" Europe and saving what remains to be saved from its catastrophic season.

He also confirms that Sampaoli may have the means to give a little life and pride to OM, at its lowest after its elimination on Sunday in the Coupe de France against the fans of Canet-en-Roussillon.

Some initiatives

Of course, the former coach of Chile and Argentina could not straighten everything in three days, a scrub, a training and a muscular awakening.

But the Argentine technician still took some initiatives, building a three-way defense commanded by Balerdi and installing Thauvin in the heart of the game, more relay than winger, and Payet close to his center forward Milik.

With this 3-4-1-1, OM played higher and faster than in recent weeks, which is a relative achievement, and we saw midfielders make calls in depth and not be afraid to approach the opponent's surface.

In the end, OM won and we will remember that this match should have been played on January 30, with André Villas-Boas and Julien Stephan on the benches and Jacques-Henri Eyraud as OM president.

A few hours before the scheduled kickoff, the Commandery had been attacked.

Since then, six weeks have passed and OM have experienced revolutions everywhere.

That of Sampaoli is on the march and she starts with three points.