Rodez AF face their biggest test yet in the Coupe de France when they play host to Monaco at the Stade Paul Lignon for a place in the round of 16 on Saturday.
This will be a second cup meeting between the two sides in consecutive seasons, with the Ligue 2 outfit claiming a penalty-shootout victory in the round of 64 back in January 2023.
Following a relatively uneventful first half, Moussa Sylla levelled matters in the 88th minute to cancel out Abdel Hakim Abdallah's 53rd-minute opener, but Wilitty Younoussa struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time to hand the hosts all three points.
Rodez have now gone five consecutive games without defeat across all competitions, claiming one draw and four wins, including successive victories over Annecy and Pau in Ligue 2, where they are currently seventh in the table, just one point off the playoff places.
Didier Santini's men now turn their attention to the Coupe de France, where they kicked off the campaign with a 3-0 victory over Liffre on November 18, three weeks before hammering Stade Mayennais 9-0 in the second round.
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