Andrei Girotto and Fábio (Brazil): Nantes managed to keep up the good rhythm by spinning their third game without losing defeat and closing the gap with respect to the Champions League zone.
The ‘canary’ team beat Clermont (2-1) to reach 17 units, the same as the third-placed Olympique de Marseille.
Brazilian Andrei Girotto was once again a decisive piece, making himself present on the scoreboard with his second target in three games.
Girotto, who repeated as a means of contention, opened the can in the final stretch of the first half (38) in a set piece. The defender sent the ball into the back of the net after deflecting a free kick from Sébastien Corchia.
The 29-year-old footballer has thus reached three goals in eleven Ligue 1 games played so far and is already the second top scorer for his team after Ludovic Blas.
For his part, the left-handed side Fábio started for the second consecutive time and played the full game.
‘Cucho’ Hernández (Colombia) and Joao Pedro (Brazil): Watford ended a three-game winless streak with a win over the horn against Everton (5-2).
Colombian striker Juan Camilo ‘Cucho’ Hernández had an outstanding performance signing his first pass to goal in the Premier League.
The ‘coffee’ striker, who made his second start under the orders of the Italian Claudio Ranieri, became the tenth Colombian to pass a goal in the English championship by giving the service for Juraj Kucka to sign the temporary tie 2-2 with a header (78).
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