Athekame, transferred in the summer by the Rossoneri to the side of coach Paulo Fonseca, finds his first Ligue 1 goal after a rising start.

New air and first great satisfactions in France for Zachary Athekame. The Swiss full-back born in 2004, who arrived in the summer from Milan after only one season in Italy, is reviving with the Lyon shirt and also re-uniting with former Milan coach Paulo Fonseca. The tactical and technical connection with the Portuguese manager and the new teammates is already bearing the hoped-for fruits in this season start.

The first Ligue 1 goal and the link with Openda

In his fourth overall appearance, the third consecutive as a starter in the league, Athekame celebrated his first official scoring for the French side. After providing a winning header for Lois Openda's equaliser in the previous round against Le Havre, the roles were reversed in the next match. Against Auxerre, with the score 1-0 for OL, the Belgian striker laid off a trailing ball to the Swiss full-back, who from the edge of the area controlled the ball and launched a low right-footed diagonal that settled perfectly in the low corner for the temporary double.

The economic details of the Lyon-Milan agreement

Athekame's move to France was completed on 14 August through a deal defined as a straight loan, without any purchase option or buy-out right in favour of the trans-Alpine club. Through this temporary operation, Milan's management was able to free up balance-sheet space, saving roughly 2 million euros gross related to the player's annual salary.