• Suspended for two games following his expulsion, at the very end of the match against Lens, the captain of OGC Nice Dante will not play this Wednesday evening against AS Monaco.

  • “Despite a sign of nervousness on this third card” and his 38 years, the Brazilian “is still very solid”, slices the former player and director of development of the club Roger Ricort.

On the lawn of the Louis-II stadium this Wednesday evening at 7 p.m., facing Monegasques who are hot on their heels in the Ligue 1 classification, the Aiglons will have to do without Dante.

Suspended for two games following his expulsion, at the very end of the match, against Lens, the captain has had a string of red cards this season.

It's his third.

And it's also a sad first in thirty years for a Gym player, according to statistics compiled by Score.fr.

So the Brazilian, whom Christophe Galtier regretted seeing "let go at the end of the match" against the Blood and Gold, would he start to pay for his 38 years (and a half)?

“Despite a sign of nervousness on this third card, it is still very solid”, slices the former player and director of development of the club Roger Ricort.

"A rigor that allows him to keep in shape"

“Age is one thing.

But Dante has a rigor and a way of life that allow him to keep in shape, continues the man who also held the position of manager of the OGC Nice training center.

He is still very efficient.

“And his physical condition impresses all the more after his rupture of the cruciate ligaments, at the end of 2020, which had kept him away from the field for many months.

"He had done everything to return as quickly as possible to the best level," also remembers former midfielder Patrice Alberganti.

And fortunately, because the boss of the best defense in Ligue 1 is still an "indispensable" for the Gym.

Both on the field and in the locker room.

“He is a leader, a real captain.

And, paradoxically, despite his three cards, some of which are questionable, he is having his best season, continues the ex-Aiglon native of Marseille.

For the good of the club, we can only wish that he can continue as long as possible.

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A “love story” with the club

On March 3, Dante himself announced at a press conference “with pride, happiness and joy” that he had re-engaged with the Gym for one more season.

“It's no longer a club/player story, it's a love story.

I love the club”, he then explained, specifying that the leaders of OGC Nice “keep their word”.

“There is great confidence, especially with Christophe Galtier.

A fluidity in their discussions.

They tell each other things frankly,” according to Patrice Alberganti.

But then, can his contract still continue beyond June 2023?

It should.

"Because for the moment, in any case, he does not yet have an equivalent in the group", says Roger Ricort.

Dante will turn 40 in October next year.

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