In the Europa League qualifiers, Dnipro-1 will play AEK from Cyprus representative Larnaca, which is modest by European standards. Unlike most Ukrainian participants in European competitions, Dnipro-1 decided to play their home matches not in Poland, but in another neighboring country – Slovakia. To be more precise – in the city of Kosice.

“Dnepr-1”

Dnepr-1 enters the fray as the last of the Ukrainian clubs in European competitions, and the team is doing so at a time when Vorskla and Zorya have already managed to fly. At the same time, Dnipro-1 is guaranteed the European Cup in the fall – in case of defeat in the face of AEK, Oleksandr Kucher’s team will play in the group stage of the third-placed European tournament – the Conference League.

Most of the Ukrainian clubs playing in European cups this summer have gone through big changes. Moreover, “Dnepr-1” was no exception: the changes here are the most important, one might say, fundamental. If in other clubs they touched the composition of the team, in some – the coaching staff, then in Dnipro-1 – even the top management of the club.

We are talking about the transition of such a well-known official as Evgeny Krasnikov, who was appointed to the post of sports director of the club, from Metalist Kharkiv. With him came Oleksandr Kucher, head coach of the Kharkiv team. He will replace Croatian Igor Jovicević, who moved to Shakhtar Donetsk after a scandal – guaranteed participation in the Champions League was difficult to refuse.

Major changes also occurred in the composition of the Dnieper-1. Moreover, unlike most Ukrainian clubs, Dnipro-1 cannot be said to have weakened. Yes, the talented Yegor Yarmolyuk was sold to Brentford, and Neven Djurasek never returned to the club, the main goalkeeper Valentin Cojocaru left.

However, the gain is solid. Dnipro-1 is, in fact, the only UPL club that, despite the war in Ukraine, continues to invite foreign players, including those from South America (could it be different with Krasnikov?). The most famous of them is midfielder Domingo Blanco, who even had a game in the Argentina national team. We note the Ukrainian newcomers Artem Gromov and Vladimir Tanchik.

Also throughout the summer there were rumors about the sale of the main star of Dnepr-1, Artem Dovbik. And now, at the end of summer, a new variant has appeared in Serie A – Salernitana. Let’s see how this story will end, but for now Dovbik remains with the team. In general, Alexander Kucher’s material is high-quality and interesting, but what to do with it is another question.

AEK Larnaca

Dnipro-1’s rival, AEK from Larnaca, is a modest club by European standards. However, last season, José Luis Oltra’s team finished second in the Cyprus Championship and qualified to qualify for the Champions League.

From there, in the second round, AEK flew out of the Danish “Midtjylland” and relegated to the Europa League, where in the sum of two matches is not the easiest opponent – the Serbian “Partizan” (2:1, 2:2). Therefore, the Cypriot club, especially the team with the most European Cup experience, should not be underestimated.

Prediction for confrontation

Bookmakers estimate the chances of the teams in the first match almost equally, but Dnepr-1 still gives a slight advantage. We also believe that Oleksandr Kucher’s debut will be successful. Our prediction is Dnipro-1 win, odds are 2.54.

Approximate compositions:

“Dnepr-1”: Valef, Luchkevich, Adamyuk, Svatok, Busanello, Sarapiy, Blanco, Nazarenko, Gromov, Pikhalyonok, Dovbik.

AEK Larnaca: Piric – Garcia, Tomovic, Milicevic, Rosales – Ledes, Oyer – Gyurcho, Trichkovsky, Farage – Olatunji.

Wednesday, August 18

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