Lille regains efficiency. Sunday afternoon, for the first time this season, Paulo Fonseca’s players scored five goals in a game against Trojans limited in the game (5-1). Mohamed Bayo celebrated his first tenure in five months by scoring twice. Jonathan David followed suit and Alan Virginius scored his first L1 goal. LOSC climbed to sixth place and put pressure on the Monegasques, who received Ajaccio at 5:05 p.m.
In the grip of doubt in attack despite a polished game, Lille played at home against Troyes. Paulo Fonseca may have found the right recipe for converting the many chances his players get and it boils down to one name: Mohamed Bayo. By offering the former Clermontois his first tenure since August, the Portuguese technician offered himself his biggest success of the season.
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Bayo did not ignite the dance floor, but he made the defenders dance. Aligned at the forefront with Jonathan David in support, he bit into each ball and validated his coach’s decision with a saving double. His first goal showed the extent of his qualities: served in the area by Angel Gomes, he put himself in a good position to adjust Mateusz Lis with a cross shot from the right (1-0, 16th).
Bayo, who did it again after returning from the locker room (3-0, 47th), was not the most prominent man in the first period. Called to the front to replace Adam Ounas, seriously injured in the thigh at the start of the match, Edon Zhegrova and his taste for risk showed the way to the Mastiffs. It would have been a shame for the spectators if the Kosovar did not crowd the lawn of the Arena Decathlon Pierre-Mauroy. Serious about recovery (three balls in 20 minutes), he tried his luck several times. Only the post prevented him from scoring his third goal in Ligue 1 (45th + 2).
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Alan Virginius did not miss his chance. Decisive in friendly matches during the World Cup, the striker trained in Sochaux opened his counter in the league by taking advantage of a repelled shot from … Zhegrova (4-1, 75th). Not satisfied, he could have scored another goal, but he lost his duel against Lis (85th). David claimed the ball in the center and he had to wait until the last minute of the match to weigh down the mark on a cross from Rémy Cabella (5-1, 89th). LOSC’s top scorer had previously scored the break goal (2-0, 45th + 2).
In addition to Ounas’ injury, which comes in an already difficult context – the northern infirmary is full – Lille will regret having conceded the reduction of the gap by Mama Baldé (65th) after having validated three clean sheets in four games. . Thanks to this success, the second in eight days against ESTAC, LOSC came back up to AS Monaco and Stade Rennais, and got back into the top 5.
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