His incisive interventions in the first half delayed the inevitable, but not even Dante could keep Clermont at bay till the final whistle and Rashani got the only goal of the game 13 minutes from time.

Playing alongside Flavius Daniliuc (Jean-Clair Todibo was rested due to muscle pain), the Captain was as solid as ever in the Nice backline.

Awarded the best mark (6) in sports daily L’Equipe and the Nice-Matin newspaper (5, with Boudaoui, Lemina, and Bulka), Dante also impressed the fans as they made him the Crédit Agricole Aiglon of the Match. With 39% of the vote, he came in ahead of Mario Lemina (14%) and Marcin Bulka (11%), who started for the second time in the week.