2004-Born Midfielder Ugochukwu Makes UYL Debut For Rennes In Loss To Inter Milan

Nigerian central midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu has made his UEFA Youth League debut for French club Rennes, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

The 2004-born player was named in the starting lineup by manager Romain Ferrier as Rennes suffered a 1-0 loss at the hands of Inter Milan at the Colovray Sports Centre - Nyon on Sunday afternoon.

With the scoreline deadlocked at 0-0, Ugochukwu came close to opening the scoring in the 72nd minute but was denied by the woodwork, and the miss would prove costly as Casadei scored the game-winning goal for Inter Milan six minutes later when he rose high to head in Franco Vezzoni's cross from the left.

Seven minutes from time, Ugochukwu, who wore the number 8 jersey, made way for Diouf.

Rennes would have faced Real Madrid or Juventus in a last eight encounter if they had beaten Inter Milan.

Ugochukwu inked a three-year professional contract with Rennes in July 2020.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel