“Since we won a friendly match last year, Italian Serie A teams don’t want to play us anymore.” He may not have put it in exactly those words, but that’s the gist of it: the Lugano coach spoke in this vein a few days ago after his team played a friendly against Pro Vercelli. Who knows, maybe we should believe him? For now, no one has contradicted him.
Cluj must play Lugano in the Europa League. Who knows if the Romanians are afraid of the Swiss. Objectively speaking, we don’t think so. The match, which counts towards the first round of the Europa League preliminary round, is not a foregone conclusion, quite the contrary. Cluj, which also has two league games under its belt, is a team that has proven over the years that it is ready to play in this type of competition. We will see if they can cause problems for the Swiss. It seems quite risky to predict how the first leg will end. Even though the bookmakers slightly favor the home team—the odds are more than double—we believe that physical fitness at this time of year can definitely make the difference. And Cluj’s technical qualities are not to be dismissed entirely. Not only technical, but also physical, in general. So we at Il veggente.it have only one certainty, which we highlight below in our prediction.
Odds comparison
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Prediction
One thing is certain: both teams will find the back of the net. We also believe that Cluj can return home with a positive result, i.e. at least a draw.
Probable line-ups for Lugano-Cluj
LUGANO (4-2-3-1): Saipi; Valenzuela, Haidari, Mai, Papadopoulos; Zanotti, Dos Santos, Kendoucii, Grgic; Aliseda, Kousias.
CLUJ (4-3-3): Hindrich; Bolgado, Camora, Abeid, Rocha; Dokovic, Paun, Fica, Nkololo; Postolachi, Camara.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1