Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Lugano
Match Time & Date:
15/08/2024
02:30 PM
Prediction: 1-0
Partizan
Partizan will try to claim a major scalp in the Europa League third qualifying round when they take on Lugano at Stockhorn Arena on Thursday evening. The Serbian vice-champions failed to impress in a goalless draw with IMT at the weekend, but it has to be noted that head coach Aleksandar Stanojevic rested several first-team regulars in Sunday’s clash. Key attacker Saldanha returns to the starting XI as well as midfielder Young-Jun Goh and winger Xander Severina.
The hosts, on the other hand, aim to defend their one-goal lead in front of home fans. As Partizan are likely to adopt an attack-oriented strategy in the return leg, we predict that the Swiss are going to seal the victory on the break. Poland forward Kacper Przybylko is widely expected to return to the starting eleven after coming as a substitute in a 3-2 loss to Luzern.
Highlighted Team (Partizan):
Partizan are a Serbian football club founded by Yugoslav People’s Army on October 4, 1945. The Crno-beli (Black and Whites) play their home games at Partizan Stadium and the capacity of the venue is 32.710. During the 20th century Partizan were in the shadow of their bitterest rivals Crvena zvezda, who won the European Cup in 1991, but nowadays the Crno-beli are the dominant force in the Serbian Super League, with the team winning their 11th domestic trophy of the 21st century in the 2016/2017 season.
Partizan face Crvena Zvezda in Veciti derbi (Eternal derby) which is considered one of the greatest derbies in the world. Speaking of the club’s European success, Partizan did well to make it to the European Cup final in the 1965/1966 season, but Real Madrid proved to be a big catch for the Serbian champions in the title game at Heysel Stadium.
The likes of Predrag Mijatovic, Miroslav Djukic, Savo Milosevic, Danko Lazovic, Stevan Jovetic, Matija Nastasic, Albert Nadj, Mateja Kezman and Adem Ljajic are the notable footballers who played for Partizan in the past.
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