On “Estádio D. Afonso Henriques”, Thursday at 20:00 pm Vitoria Guimaraes will go for a place in the Europa League groups with FCSB.
The Portuguese side will count for the return leg of the Europa League play-off and will resume from the 0-0 score, a result recorded a week ago in Giurgiu.
FCSB goes through one of the darkest periods in the club’s history, with Gigi Becali’s experiences leading the vice-champion to a hallucinating last place in League 1. If the FCSB championship is unrecognizable having five consecutive defeats in seven stages, instead in the Europa League, the team Gigi Becali managed to pass three laps eliminating one by one Milsami, Alashkert and Mlada Boleslav, qualifying for the Europa League play-off with much luck in the last minute of the Czech duel.
On the other side Guimaraes started the domestic season with a draw, score 1-1 with Boavista and in the weekend they “sacrificed” the duel with Famalicao, playing with the reserves, the game ending 1-1. Instead, in the previous round of the Europa League, Guimaraes taught a real football lesson to the Ventspils, generally prevailing with a score of 9-0.
Probable teams Vitoria Guimaraes- FCSB:
Guimaraes: Douglas – Sacko, Tapsoba, Bondarenko, Hanin – Pepe, Al Musratis, Andre Almeida – Rochinha, Duarte da Silva, Davidson
FCSB: Bălgrădean – Popescu, Planic, Soiledis, Panţîru – Oaidă, Pintilii, Vînă – F. Tănase, Gnohere, F. Coman
In the match against Giurgiu, the Portuguese evolved economically and were not impressed by the morale of the vice champions who really believe they can get qualification in the Europa League groups and thus save this season. Both Vitoria Guimaraes and especially the FCSB will make a waiting game, each waiting for the opponent’s mistake to give the shot and thus get the qualification in the Europa League groups.
PREDICTION: Guimaraes to win @ 1,55
