Giroud Scores as Lille Give Davide Ancelotti Winning Start
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Quickly at shelter with two goals in the first half, the Lille of Davide Ancelotti perfectly approaches his start of the season of Ligue 1 with a victory at Angers (0-2) Inspired in the first period and
Giroud scores as Lille give Davide Ancelotti winning start
Former France striker Giroud, who turns 40 next month, broke the deadlock in the 11th minute with an excellent low drive from long range after collecting Nabil Bentaleb's pass. Tiago Santos volleyed in a loose ball to double the advantage just after the half-hour mark at the end of an excellent Lille move. Davide Ancelotti, son of coaching great Carlo Ancelotti, took over at Lille in June following the departure of Bruno Genesio who is now at Ma…
Davide Ancelotti's Lille starts off with the right foot in Ligue 1. (ANSA)
At 39 years of age, French striker Olivier Giroud allowed his family to score the first on the lawn of Angers on Sunday on the first day of Ligue 1.
Giroud opened the scoring for Lille in the 11th minute with a powerful shot from outside the penalty box. Santos doubled Lille's lead in the 31st minute after pouncing on a loose ball. Verdonk helped Lille maintain their 2-0 lead until the end.
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