The Stade Rennais is stronger, more advanced in preparation and richer in talent. So losing in these parts can be there and having done it without forgetting the compass is certainly a small merit. The Toro gave the impression we expected, that of a team in search of the best possible square given the interpreters available to the new architect Ivan Juric: the first to make a shot forward, however, will have to be the grenade technician because it is unthinkable to live every duel as if it were the last and finish it, as happened after the half hour of play, screaming in the stands because of a red card.
At the start, in the rain and cold of Brittany, the challenge is in perfect balance: Pajca and Linetty are the attacking midfielders chosen for the occasion, Mandragora and Lukic share the midfield, Djidji and Rodriguez take the place of Izzo and Buongiorno. The balance breaks the very lively Terrier: his touch in front of goal that, thanks to a not perfect timing of Milinkovic-Savic, ends up in goal. Linetty devours the draw, Pjaca hits the crossbar because Toro remains inside the French afternoon. In the second half, the technical level of the home team makes itself felt, the grenades sting little. Milinkovic-Savic dirties a bolt of the usual Terrier on the crossbar, Bremer has to raise the white flag for a new problem in his right ankle, already a victim of bad luck during the retreat in Val Gardena. The finale tells of two teams revolutionized by the changes: Rennes will start their season in Ligue1 in a week, Toro will fly to the Netherlands in a week to face Az Alkmaar.