It was not a welcome return for Neal Maupay (28) Sunday night. The Frenchman returns to Riviera to meet the formative club OGC Nice, wearing the colors of hard rivals Olympique de Marseille.

He received a hostile reception from the lovely audience with the match which ended in a pleasant 2-0 win to Le gym, To be stopped a few moments with the stadium speaker forced to intervene with offensive song aimed at Maupay … and his mother. Homophobic and sexist songs were also heard resonating about Allianz Riviera and forcing the speaker’s intervention.

The Nice Ultras also exclaimed a banner that targeted their former academic product: ‘Maupay – You’ve gone from a son of the club to a son of AB*tch’.

Maupay could have returned to Nice in the summer. He was one of Le Gym’s However, goals were not a step that was not financially sustainable. Instead he ended up to hard rivals about and celebrated as he scored against Les aiglons Earlier this season.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle