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03/01 10:09 CST Kombouar off to a winning start with new club as Paris FC
beats Nice. Marseille hosts rival Lyon
Kombouar off to a winning start with new club as Paris FC beats Nice.
Marseille hosts rival Lyon
By JEROME PUGMIRE
AP Sports Writer
PARIS (AP) --- Veteran coach Antoine Kombouar got off to a winning start with
his latest club as Paris FC picked up a much-needed 1-0 home win against Nice
on Sunday.
The 62-year-old former defender is at his 10th club as coach, with Paris
Saint-Germain, Lens and Nantes among his former teams. He was hired last
Sunday. Four years ago, Kombouar saved Nantes from relegation and won the
French Cup.
Zimbabwe midfielder Marshall Munetsi scored midway through the first half for
Paris FC, which was promoted last season and moved up to 14th place in Ligue 1,
with Nice dropping to 15th.
Veteran striker Ciro Immobile, the Italian league's top scorer in the 2019-2020
season with Lazio, is still seeking his first goal for Paris FC after joining
during the winter transfer window.
Later Sunday, fourth-placed Marseille hosted third-placed Lyon, which saw its
13-game winning run ended last weekend. Five points separated the teams before
kickoff.
No Lyon fans were allowed at Stade Velodrome due to the risk of fan violence.
There have been violent clashes between rival fans in previous seasons.
The last time visiting fans were allowed at the fixture was in late 2023, when
the Lyon team bus was attacked and then-coach Fabio Grosso suffered a head
injury.
In Sunday's other matches, Lorient faced Auxerre; rock-bottom Metz hosted
Brest, and Lille took on struggling Nantes.
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