The departure to the pitch of the young midfielder Eduardo Camavinga reactivated the Stade Rennes, who avoided defeat in the Lille field (1-1) on the first day of the France Ligue 1.
Camavinga, sought after by several of the best European clubs but who has chosen to continue in French football, began the season on the bench and took the field for the last half hour, the best of his team and when he managed, with his intervention, to balance the marker.
The visiting coach Julien Stephan leave it to Camavinga on the bench. Substituted in minute 64 to Benjamin Bourigeaud, with the scoreboard in favor of Lille, who took advantage five minutes before intermission, when a great inside pass from the Portuguese Xeka was taken advantage of by Jonathan Bamba, who culminated his uncheck with an accurate shot that put the locals ahead.
He Lille had a numerical advantage after the player of the Rennes
Sacha boey was expelled for a hard tackle on the Mozambican Reinaldo Mandava, who also saw the direct red card, in the 43rd minute, for a tackle from behind to the Brazilian Raphinha.
With ten players on both teams the second half did not change until the entry of Camavinga. He Rennes took control and found the tie in the 74th minute when a corner led to a header from Camavinga who took advantage Damien Da Silva to score and establish the final tie.
In the other game on Saturday, the Angers started off with triumph. He surpassed at home Dijon thanks to a goal from the Ivorian Ismael traore at twenty minutes.