PARIS: Former Argentina boss Jorge Sampaoli began his Stade Rennais tenure with a 1-0 loss at Lille on Sunday, while riot police were deployed to stop an attempted pitch invasion by Nantes fans. Edon Zhegrova struck right before half-time as Lille extended their unbeaten run to eight games to stay a point behind third-placed Olympique de Marseille. Rennes seldom threatened as they recorded only one shot on target, and slid to a seventh defeat in 12 matches. Sampaoli, a 2015 Copa America winner with Chile, is now tasked to lead Rennes in games against St Etienne, Nantes and Angers before the new year. Nantes slumped to their fourth consecutive defeat as they lost 2-0 at home to Le Havre in a game interrupted after their fans attempted to invade the pitch. In stoppage time, disgruntled Nantes fans attempted to storm the pitch, but were stopped by riot police. Over half an hour later and after the fans were cleared from the stands, the final minutes were played. Josue Casimir opened the scoring for Le Havre in the third minute, with Steve Ngoura doubling their lead in the 74th to secure all three points. Winless in nine games, Nantes sit 16th after 12 games, a relegation playoff spot. Elsewhere, Auxerre snatched a 1-0 win over Angers while Nice came from behind to beat Strasbourg 2-1 in the late kick-off to move up a spot to fifth.