The Jérôme Arpinon era at Nîmes Olympique also got off to the perfect start, les Crocos showing their bite with a comfortable 4-0 win over Stade Brestois 29 at the Stade des Costières.
Nîmes only maintained their top-flight status by the skin of their teeth last season having averaged 0.14 more points per game than Amiens when the league stopped in the face of coronavirus, but they looked nothing like relegation candidates here.
Norway left-back Birger Meling slotted straight into the side and provided the assist for Kévin Denkey to open the scoring inside the first 10 minutes. The former Rosenborg man went from maker to taker midway through the half, latching onto Romain Philippoteaux's pass and crashing an effort in under the bar. Philippoteaux then turned provider for Denkey to make it three.
Brest defender Brendan Chardonnet was given his marching orders for two bookable offences in quick succession before Nîmes added gloss to the scoreline against their short-handed visitors with Moussa Koné having the last word six minutes from time.
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