Toulouse qualified for a new French Cup final since the 1956-57 season. Gabriel Suazo’s team will face Nantes.
Without a doubt, Gabriel Suazo continues to fulfill his dream in Europe. The former Colo Colo player started this day in the match held by Toulouse, as a visitor, against Annecy. The squad of the national team qualified for the final of the French tournament and Suazo will have the first great opportunity to lift a title in European football.
This Thursday the second semifinal of the French Cup was played, after the classification of Nantes, on Wednesday, after beating Olympique de Lyon by the minimum score. And everything was joy for Suazo and company, as Toulouse defeated their rival by two to one, placing his name in the grand final.
Remember, that Les Violets, as they are nicknamed, reached this stage after beating Rodez AF by six to one, while Annecy reached the top four after surprising and defeating Olympique de Marseille on penalties.
The match began favorably for the squad of the player who was born as a soccer player in Pedrero. 36 minutes into the game, Zakaria Aboukhlal seized the opportunity after Branco van den Boomen’s assist, but 13′ later Alexy Bosetti leveled the game.
When it was believed that the second finalist of the French Cup would be defined by penalty kicks, Fares Chaibi at 85′ made Toulouse explode and put them in a new final since the 1956-1957 season.
The numbers of Gabriel Suazo
Gabriel Suazo participated the 90 minutes in the victory of his team, during the commitment he completed a total of 88 ball touches, 33 accurate passes, equivalent to 68.8%. In addition, he won 7 of 15 duels on the ground and 2 of 5 aerial duels. In this way, SofaScore evaluated the former Colo Colo with a score of 6.8.
For now, andl Toulouse will return to the courts this Sunday, April 9, when it plays against Montpellier on the 30th date of Ligue 1.
