(Reuters) - AS Monaco suffered a 2-1 loss to Toulouse as Vincent Sierro and Logan Costa struck in each half to help the visitors ease their relegation fears in Ligue 1 at Stade Louis II on Sunday.
Sierro opened the scoring with a well-executed 35-yard free-kick minutes before halftime, but Monaco offered an immediate response when Maghnes Akliouche levelled things up in the 48th minute.
Monaco, who were without Wissam Ben Yedder, Aleksandr Golovin and Soungoutou Magassa through suspensions, took their foot off the gas, and they were punished when Costa gave Toulouse the lead in the 70th minute.
The loss meant Monaco sit in fourth place with 38 points from 22 matches, while Toulouse rise to 13th in the standings one point off the relegation play-off spot.
(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; editing by Clare Fallon)
