Pierre Sage to face former club RC Lens in Como Cup reunion

Published Jul 29, 04:47 AM UTC

Editorial responsibility

Prepared by: WorldAttention Editorial Systems
Human review: No named human review is recorded for this page.
Automated steps: Source reporting is collected, normalized, translated or condensed automatically when needed.
Page status: Automatically published source-backed update

How automation and AI are used · Report a correction or rights issue

Former RC Lens coach Pierre Sage, who recently transferred to Crystal Palace, will reunite with his former team this Tuesday evening in Como, Italy, during a pre-season tournament. The article notes that Sage had previously been involved in planning Lens' logistics for the Como Cup, including selecting a hotel in Monza. The reunion is expected to be friendly with more smiles than tension. The piece also includes a reader comment reminiscing about a similar good-natured tournament in Villeneuve d'Ascq before the era of ultras.

Source report

The Lens players will not enjoy the scenic surroundings of Lake Como, as they will spend most of their time training at the Silvio and Luigi Berlusconi complex north of Milan.

At the end of last season, RC Lens staff were coordinating logistics for the upcoming pre-season training camp in Italy and the club's first participation in the Como Cup. Pierre Sage was asked to select the team's hotel, choosing an establishment in Monza — an hour's drive from both the Giuseppe-Sinigaglia stadium and Lake Como.

Reunion in Como

Here we go again: it is already time for the reunion between Lens and its former coach Pierre Sage, now at Crystal Palace.

Transferred from RC Lens to Crystal Palace last month, Pierre Sage will meet the Blood and Gold again this Tuesday evening in Como (7 p.m.). There will be far more smiles than tension.

Pierre Sage will meet RC Lens in Como. (S. Mantey/L'Équipe)

2 minutes

L'ÉQUIPE

Reader Comments

Bastonito Nice little tournament... It reminds me of the tournament in Villeneuve d'Ascq at the Stadium Nord with Lens, Lille, and two foreign teams. Lens and Lille fans mixed together in the stands to discover the new recruits. It was good-natured without animosity. That was before the arrival of the ultras.

97 likes · 1 day ago

54 comments · 18 reactions

Content shown outside its original language is machine translated; summaries may also be condensed.

Source

Foot - actualités, mercato, info & vidéo en continuWestern

Original headline: Déjà l'heure des retrouvailles avec Sage

Original language: FR-FR

Part of this Story

Former Lens Coach Pierre Sage Loses 3-0 to Lens in Como Friendly

See the full Story: all sources and camp coverage

People and interests

Crystal Palace