2024-01-13 01:51:20
The whistles from the Vélodrome accompanied the exit of the OM players. Deprived of seven players who left for the CAN, including several offensive and creative ones (Ndiaye, Sarr, Ounahi, Gueye, Mbemba, Gueye, etc.), the Marseillais came through against Strasbourg who obtained a deserved equalizer at the very end of the match. If OM temporarily rises to 5th place, they miss the opportunity to carry out a great operation. Strasbourg, 9th, confirms its revival.
The leaders of OM had chosen to leave Renan Lodi out of the group. The 25-year-old Brazilian international left back (under contract until 2028) notably received an offer from Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia. The two clubs are in negotiations. Six months after his arrival from Atlético de Madrid, for 13 million euros, Lodi could already leave OM.
If OM opened the score from the start (1-0, 3rd) with a header from their captain Samuel Gigot who celebrated his goal in the arms of Gattuso, the Marseillais did not manage to control the first period. Pau Lopez had to intervene on attempts by Kevin Gameiro (15th), who will therefore have to wait to score his 100th goal in L1, then by Dilane Bakwa (33rd).
Samuel Gigot opened for Marseille. 2024 Icon Sports
OM is not sovereign. If Marvin Senaya avoids the 2-0 by saving on the line a shot from Jordan Veretout (61st), the Marseillais still have big scares from a free kick from Bakwa which lands on the bar (85th). But what was supposed to happen, happened… On a poorly cleared ball in the area, Jérémy Sebas equalized in added time (1-1, 90th + 2). This is the first professional goal for the 20-year-old from Martinique who was playing his 4th L1 match. A year and a half ago, he played in Regional 1 in Martinique and signed for the reserve (N3) of the Alsatian club.
This scenario resembles that of last season when OM, who led 2-0, were already joined during added time by Strasbourg. Patrick Vieira’s team, which could even have scored a second goal without a save from Lopez on Dion (90th + 6), did not steal its point. “We pushed, we scored. It’s nice to score my first goal in Ligue 1, I hope it’s the first in a long series,” smiles Jérémy Sebas at the Prime Video microphone.
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