Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim has urged patience with Radamel Falcao, stating he is unsure whether the striker is ready to complete 90 minutes for the Ligue 1 leaders.
Falcao scored his first goal in France's top flight since August 2014 in Saturday's 3-0 win over Rennes, following two unsuccessful seasons on loan with Manchester United and Chelsea.
"It's normal that he is not at 100 per cent because he did not play for a month," Jardim told a news conference ahead of Wednesday's keenly anticipated derby against second-place Nice.
"He needs to play more and more to reach his level. I don't know if he'll be able to play 90 minutes. We'll see what happens, and we'll have to substitute him if needed."
"I think that playing a derby is very good, it's a very important game for our fans and for us," he said.
"I think this year it'll be a bigger game because it's first against second and I think it's been many years since we've had this derby with the two teams at the top of the league.
"Because of all this, we have all the reasons to play a good game."
