Nantes’ victory gives coach Conceicao first French League win

FILE - This is a Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004, file photo of Sergio Conceicao of Standart Liege, left, as races past Ibrahim Uzulmez of Besiktas at Inonu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, during their UEFA Cup soccer match. Former Portugal winger Sergio Conceicao is the new coach of French team Nantes following the sacking of Rene Girard.(Murad Sezer/AP)

PARIS — Coach Sergio Conceicao’s first French league match in charge of struggling Nantes ended with a 2-0 win at Angers on Friday.

Veteran midfielder Guillaume Gillet scored in the first half and 19-year-old midfielder Amine Harit netted his first league goal shortly after halftime.

The win moved Nantes up one place to 18th.

Conceicao, who made 56 appearances as a winger for Portugal, took over after Rene Girard was fired and his side beat Montpellier 3-1 in midweek to reach the League Cup quarterfinals.

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