In his pre-match press conference today, Francesco Farioli gave an update on the Rouge et Noir squad’s bill of health, including that of Hicham Boudaoui: “He didn’t come back fully fit from international duty; he has a back problem. We’ll assess the situation together with the medical staff between today and tomorrow, and we’ll make a decision accordingly.”

“[Antoine] Mendy has returned to team training and will make a full return between today and tomorrow,” continued Les Aiglons’ manager before explaining that Alexis Claude-Maurice was “coming to the end of his recovery protocol”.

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