On August 5, the match of the first round of the French Ligue 1 will take place, in which Lyon will play at home with Ajaccio. The forecast for this match is given by the well-known commentator of Match TV, Alexander Netsenko.
This summer, two famous pupils of the club returned to Lyon – Corentin Tolisso from Bayern and Alexandre Lacazette from Arsenal. The latter immediately received the captain's armband. Also of the transfers, it is worth noting the arrival of flanker Nicolas Tagliafico from Ajax. A new American owner has also joined the club, so the plans of the weavers are very ambitious in the near future, so we are talking not only about the return of Lyon to European competitions, but also the goal for the group stage of the Champions League and the subsequent exit to the playoffs.
Ajaccio rose to the top division from Ligue 2 last season. Olivier Pantaloni's team is primarily distinguished by a very reliable defensive game. For 38 rounds of the championship last season, Ajaccio conceded only 19 goals, managing to keep their goal intact in 23 games – an impressive result. The principles of the game, of course, will not change with the team's entry into League 1, since the attacking potential is quite modest.
If you look at the head-to-head matches between these rivals in Lyon, then the hosts here do not know defeats in eight matches in a row. "Lyon" in the last championship became the third French team in terms of performance, scoring 66 goals.
Alexander Netsenko is waiting first of all for the goal of Lacazette, who has returned home, whose motivation will simply go through the roof. In general, the expert does not expect a scoring extravaganza here, but he has practically no doubts about the victory of Lyon, which, due to a powerful start, should take the necessary 3 points.
