Dijon FCO – Nimes
7 p.m., Gaston-Gérard
There is a certain grayness over the Côte-d’Or at the start of 2022. In the true sense of the word, this Friday the persistent fog having given way to snowflakes. These falling in abundance at a time when Patrice Garande’s players were training.
Then in the figurative sense, the fault of the Covid, of course. And as with “normal life”, the world of football is not immune to the virus.
If the cancellations of matches fall here and there, the DFCO is preserved on that side. But not spared. “We are deprived of five players who are positive for Covid, but we do not communicate on the names”, breathes Patrice Garande, who must also do without Jessy Pi (thigh), Adama Fofana (knee), Senou Coulibaly and Bruno Ecuele -Manga (CAN). Without forgetting the two suspended Lucas Deaux and Jonathan Panzo. Which necessarily means that the central defense will be overhauled.
Faced with this particular situation and while waiting to see the state of his troops …
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