Lacombe takes over at Monaco, Antonetti at Rennes

Guy Lacombe took over as coach of French league club Monaco on Tuesday, with Frederic Antonetti replacing him at his old club Rennes.

Lacombe, who is taking over from Ricardo, signed a two-year deal at Monaco and will start his role on June 15, the club said on its Web site.

Meanwhile, Rennes announced that Antonetti would leave Nice to take over the club on a two-year deal.

Lacombe took Rennes to seventh place in the French first division this season, and to the French Cup final _ where it lost to second-division Guingamp. Antonetti's Nice finished 11 points behind Rennes in ninth place.

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