Big tile at the SDR before the match in Monaco
Before facing AS Monaco, Sunday (1 p.m.) at the Louis-II stadium, during the 26th day of Ligue 1, the Reims Stadium is the victim of a big blow.
Stade de Reims: Hugo Ekitike absent at least a month
After the draw against Stade Brestois (1-1), Stade de Reims travels to AS Monaco on Sunday. A match that looks bad for the coach of the Marne club, Oscar Garcia. And for good reason, the latter will prepare for this meeting without the top scorer of his team. Injured alone, at the end of the race, against Brest and replaced by Van Bergen after only a quarter of an hour of play, Hugo Ekitike is in the infirmary.
According to information from The Team, the latter is affected in the hamstrings. More serious, “the MRI went through the attacker revealed a grade 2 lesion, with a tear of more than 10 centimeters” to believe the sports daily. SDR’s young top striker will be ‘out for at least a month’ according to the source.
A blow for Oscar Garcia
A huge blow for the Champagne club, forced to do without its striker. Indeed, Hugo Ekitike (19 years old) has scored 9 goals and 3 decisive assists in 21 matches played in Ligue 1 this season. In addition, Oscar Garcia is deprived of his second striker, El-Bilal Toure. The latter also suffers from a muscle injury and has not played the last two matches of the Rémois. “I don’t remember having had a week without a player’s injury”, I had forgotten the Reims coach last week.
Note that the Stade de Reims is far from having ensured its maintenance in the elite after 25 days. The Rémoins are certainly 14th with 28 points, but they are only 7 points ahead of the three clubs in the red: FC Lorient (18th), FC Metz (19th) and Bordeaux (20th) and are under the threat from Clermont Foot (27 points). And there are still 13 rounds to go, with 36 points at stake.