Espérance de Tunis: La victoire est impérative pour sauver la saison

Maintenant que le mal est fait et le titre de champion de Tunisie perdu, les "Sang et Or" sont dans l'obligation de faire ce qu'il faut à Ben Guerdane pour assurer leur qualification à la Ligue des champions.

The Press — A victory is imperative against US Ben Guerdane for Espérance to secure a spot in the Champions League. A duel at a distance that the "Sang et Or" will have to lead against Sfaxiens, who are only one point behind. Meanwhile, the mission of the Espérantists will be much more difficult to lead than that of the Sfaxiens. The teammates of Florian Danho remain on a defeat in the derby, which led to the loss of the title of Tunisian champions, prompting the club president, Hamdi Meddeb, to fire Patrice Beaumelle. The Sfaxiens, on the other hand, remain on a large victory brought back from Kram, where they defeated Marsa (3-0).

They have the moral high ground, in addition to having the advantage of playing at home against the Etoilés, who are not at their best form.

Jelassi returns, Tougaï suspended

To ensure better preparation conditions, the Espérantists left for Djerba yesterday, where they held a training session upon arrival. Yesterday, the interim coach, Christian Bracconi, held the final training session in preparation for the Ben Guerdane match.

Bracconi will be without the services of Mohamed Amine Tougaï, who has been suspended by the LNFP until further notice following the incidents that occurred in the derby. The "Sang et Or" coach will regain the services of Hamza Jelassi, who returns after serving his suspension. As a result, the central axis will be composed of the duo Meriah-Jelassi.

Regarding Béchir Ben Saïd, he has resumed collective training since the beginning of the week and is at the disposal of the technical staff. He will be in competition with Amanallah Memmiche (who has a higher chance).

At the end of the day, whatever the goalkeeper who will be in the cage and the players in the field that Christian Bracconi will line up, they know what they have to do: only a victory at Ben Guerdane will save a season that has not been very successful. It's time to save what's left of the furniture.