It was a weekend to remember for Nantes, and striker Emiliano Sala in particular as they routed Toulouse 4-0, with the striker notching a hat-trick.
The big forward was nearly sold to Galatasaray in the summer and was not immediately central to Miguel Cardoso’s plans at Stade de la Beaujoire, where his somewhat ungainly look did not fit with the possession-based game the Portuguese tried to implement.
Nevertheless, his goals carved him a niche under the Portuguese in a team otherwise worryingly mute.
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Cardoso was sacked earlier this month, and with Vahid Halilhodzic now in charge, there is no prospect of Sala being dropped.