When OM is exported to Mexico! Aligned under the Marseille tunic between 2013 and 2015, André-Pierre Gignac and Florian Thauvin now wear the colors of the Tigres, a Mexican club based in Monterrey. The two former French internationals distinguished themselves on the night of Friday to Saturday by scoring their team’s three goals on the lawn of Juarez (3-2).
Gignac’s bicycle
Considered a true star in Mexico, Gignac scored his 9th and 10th league goals this season. On the 3-0 goal, he took advantage of the risky outing of the opposing goalkeeper to pull off a superb bicycle shot into the empty net. A new double which increases its lead at the top of the ranking of the top scorers in the history of the Tigers with 157 achievements.
For Florian Thauvin, this goal should certainly give him a boost of confidence. The former Bastiais had a mixed start on Mexican soil with only 3 goals scored and two assists in 17 games. He had also started his experience across the Atlantic with a red card during his very first appearance with the Tigers.
This Friday, it was he who opened the scoring for his team in the quarter of an hour with a flat left foot shot before Gignac took on the task of aggravating the score. Both players are actively participating in the excellent series of the Monterrey club which has just won five games in a row to settle at the top of the closing tournament tied with Pachuca.
