PARIS, Sept 30, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Marseille passed up the chance to go level

on points with leaders Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday after losing at
Strasbourg, while Lyon snatched a 2-1 victory at Toulouse thanks to a 95th-
minute winner.

Under new Italian coach Roberto De Zerbi, Marseille had looked resurgent this
season but Diego Moreira's strike for Strasbourg just before the break
condemned the visitors to a first defeat of the season.

Strasbourg's first win in 17 outings against Marseille stopped their
opponents from joining pacesetters PSG and Monaco on 16 points atop Ligue 1.

"I have complete confidence in my players," said De Zerbi.

"One of the club's former coaches, Marcelo Bielsa, used to say: 'You learn
from defeat', and I think we're going to learn a lot tonight, it's going to
be a decisive day for our progress."

In the 40th minute, Moreira surged onto a through ball on the left and
slotted a calm finish past Marseille goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli to score the
first goal of his senior professional career.

Marseille had chances to equalise but Djordje Petrovic in the Strasbourg goal
was equal to Mason Greenwood as the home side saw out their second win of the
campaign.

Earlier, Lyon also got their second win of the season courtesy of a Rasmus
Nicolaisen own goal and Malick Fofana's stoppage-time winner, after Yann
Gboho had sent Toulouse into an early lead.

The hosts went in front on 14 minutes when Gboho fired into the top corner
after Lyon gave the ball away in their own half.

But Pierre Sage's side were back level two minutes before the half hour when
Nicolaisen turned into his own net.

The points seemed set to be shared until the ball broke to Fofana in the box
and his flashed effort beat the goalkeeper and just crossed the line before
defender Gabriel Suazo could block.

Reims beat Angers 3-1 on the road to move up to fourth, two points behind
resurgent Marseille in third.

Goals by Keito Nakamura and Junya Ito inside 25 minutes gave Reims the ideal
start and Marshall Munetsi then netted in the 79th minute to seal the three
points.

Zinedine Ferhat scored a consolation for the hosts with six minutes
remaining, but Angers remain rooted to bottom spot. They are the only team
yet to win a match in the league this season.

A second-half brace from Ibrahim Sissoko earned a valuable away point for
promoted Saint-Etienne against Nantes.

Johann Lepenant sent the home team in front on 10 minutes and Sorba Thomas
doubled their lead four minutes after the break.

Sissoko halved the deficit in the 57th minute and then converted a penalty 10
minutes later to level.