Dante Injury: Suffers setback in training

Dante (knee) suffered a setback from his injury and will miss Saturday's clash against Brest, coach Franck Haise said in the press conference. "He had a reaction in his knee, the same one that bothered him against Benfica, when training resumed at the beginning of the week. Our goal is to have him back after the Brest match. Nantes was his first match in five weeks, and he'd had relatively few training sessions. We discussed it at halftime; he understood very well that there would be too much risk in him playing the full match, and yet there was nothing unusual about his being substituted. We know that sometimes we'll have to take it day by day; we'll see how his knee reacts after the match. This will be part of his season and part of our season."

Dante has suffered a setback from the knee injury he picked up against Benfica in August. The Nice captain is expected to return after the game against Brest to test his sensations in training and determine if he can be part of the squad for the clash against Roma on Wednesday in the Europa League. That said, his absence will force a change in the backline since he is an undisputed starter when available, with Melvin Bard expected to play in the back three and newcomer Tiago Gouveia operating on the left flank against Brest.