Ten players from Niko Kovac’s group were affected by the international break in September. Here is the assessment of the Monegasque players who left for the selection.
AS Monaco was still well represented around the world during this first international break of the season. In addition to Yann Liénard and Tiago Hora Ribeiro, respectively selected with the French U19 and Portuguese U20, ten players from Niko Kovac’s group had left to join their national team.
Great first for Aurélien Tchouameni
This gathering, Aurélien Tchouameni will remember it all his life, since it allowed him to honor his first cape in Blue. Better, the Monegasque midfielder participated in the three matches of the reigning world champions, with a tenure against Ukraine (1-1) in which he particularly distinguished himself.
“𝑨𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒍 ‘𝒄’𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒂 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆” 😅
The return of@atchouameni at La Turbie after his first selections and his fine performances with the Blues of@French team ??
Well received by his teammates 😏 pic.twitter.com/b5EsBWzD4G
– AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) September 8, 2021
He was even joined in the last match against Finland (2-0) by his captain, Wissam Ben Yedder, who entered the second half. With 12 points in six matches, the Blues are also on track to qualify for the next World Cup in Qatar.
All Monegasques have had playing time
This World Cup, Strahinja Pavlovic may also play it, since he started in all three matches for Serbia, who occupy the 2e place in his group one point behind Portugal. Aleksandr Golovin’s Russia, who started in the first two meetings and then absent from the scoresheet in the third, are also second in their group, only ahead on goal difference by Croatia.
оловин – ий игрок матча # КипрРоссия о версии болельщиков и экспертов 💪🏻 # НашиПарни pic.twitter.com/xNK6PM8zTp
– орная России (@TeamRussia) September 4, 2021
As for the qualifications of the Africa zone, Krépin Diatta did not participate in Senegal’s first match against Togo (2-0), but played around thirty minutes in the victory in Congo (3-1). In two games, the Teranga Lions achieved a clear round.
On the other side of the Atlantic, Guillermo Maripán’s Chile is on the other hand in difficulty in the race for qualification. The Monegasque defender started in the defeat against Brazil (1-0), then was suspended for the trip to Ecuador (0-0). Only 8th in the South America zone, the Chileans play a very important match in Colombia, on the night of Wednesday to Thursday (1 a.m., French time).
First step for Sofiane Diop in Hopes
AS Monaco was also represented in the qualifiers for Euro 2023 Espoirs. The opportunity for Sofiane Diop to make his debut with the Bleuets, with two starts in two games against North Macedonia (3-0) and the Faroe Islands (1-1). Two meetings met Benoît Badiashile also participated as a holder. Myron Boadu (76 minutes) and Eliot Matazo (27 minutes) also had playing time with the Dutch and Belgian Under-21s.
– Sofiane Diop (@SofianeDiop) September 2, 2021
For all, it’s now time for the deadlines with AS Monaco, starting with the reception of the Olympique de Marseille this (9 p.m.) at the Stade Louis-II.