A double from the Uruguayan Felipe Avenatti bitter this Wednesday the premiere of technician Niko Kovac, than lost 2-1 to Standard Liege in their first (friendly) meeting in front of the Monaco since his signing by the Principality club became official last Monday.
With just a couple of training sessions under his command and with the memory of his predecessor, the Spanish Robert MorenoKovac faced the start of his project with the desire to return Monaco “to the top” of Ligue 1, as he stated this Tuesday in an interview with L'Équipe.
However, he found the figure of Avenatti, who in just four minutes, when the shock walked towards its end, The Willem Geubbels goal came from behind in the first half.
First, they equalized in the 89th minute after taking advantage of a failure by the Monaco defense. And then, in added time, he signed his second goal with a good header after a corner that sealed the victory of Standard Liege.