Tim Weah enjoyed a positive return to Ligue 1 action on Friday, three years after he delivered on the world’s biggest stage.
Weah scored his first league goal of the season for Marseille in a 5-1 road victory over Nice. The U.S. men’s national team winger/wingback helped Roberto De Zerbi’s squad move top of the table with the result.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang propelled the visitors ahead after 11 minutes before Mason Greenwood doubled Marseille’s lead before halftime.
Greenwood extended Marseille’s lead to 3-0 in the 53rd minute before Weah added his name to the scoresheet in emphatic fashion. Weah gathered possession on the right side of the Nice box before drilling a right-footed missile into the top-left corner.
It marked his second goal of the season in all competitions.
Mohamed Ali-Cho pulled a consolation goal back after the hour mark for Nice, but Marseille would make it 5-1 through Igor Paixao’s insurance tally.
Weah played the full 90 minutes at right back, logging his 12th appearance of the season.
The 25-year-old will surely have good memories of November 21 after scoring the USMNT’s first goal back at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in a 1-1 group stage draw with Wales.
Marseille will next host Newcastle United in UEFA Champions League action on Tuesday night at the Orange Velodrome.
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