Panathinaikos searches for the double of Europe in the homeland of Titormos

It has been 1,116 days since Panathinaikos was last eliminated by Agrinio’s double in a league match against Panetolikos (1-0). From that turnaround by Makenda and Giannis Bouzoukis’ lead in the 32nd minute, who is now trying to restart his career as a “deficit developer” in Heraklion and OFI, two more visits by the “Greens” to his “homeland” followed. Titormou of Etolos.

What do both have in common? Panathinaikos didn’t score in 189 minutes (with delays), Panetolikos found a goal (last year in the 6′ with Edinga) and bagged a draw in 2019/20 and a 1-0 win last year. The “green” list of negative performances in away games with the Greek region teams is still growing…

Tonight (19:30, COSMOTESPORTS 2HD and LIVE from Sportish) in the new clash between the two teams for the 24th^that Super League Interwetten, Panathinaikos needs to do (much) better what Panetolikos failed to do in these two games. And above all, not to do that (again) … he did in front of Apollon Smyrnis in Rizoupoli (3-0) in the three-day game, where he blew a bag of chances and missed the opportunity to “write” the point too high. .

Panathinaikos has regained its balance and calm with the two victories it has achieved in the last 6 days (three together with the Cup rematch against Anagennisi Karditsa), has regained its psychology and knows well that when there is a gets another double and does the “3 in 3”, only with … suicide you lose the first (and of course smaller) “goal” of the season: At the end of the regular season in the quartet, i.e. within the places that go to the European Championships -Tickets lead to getting out of the way of championship and starting (and) looking higher when it’s time for the playoffs.

To do this, however, he must survive tonight with a win for Agrinio, much more efficient and less superficial in his final, against a team much, much better than Apollon and Lamia.

The only change is Charlie instead of Bart

Ivan Jovanovic has no intention of ‘hurting’ many things regarding the XI. Were it not for the cards of Bart Senkefeld, who has won 4 of Panathinaikos’ last 6 league games, nothing would ‘important’.

The Dutchman declared more or less… forced to serve his sentence in today’s game to be available in the big game next Sunday (27/02) with AEK in Leoforos, but also in the last game with Atromitos in Peristeri, where Ruben Pereth had already declared that he would serve his sentence. And the Serbian coach didn’t want to “empty” his well completely. Aside from worrying about Veleth, who is already on the sidelines and facing a yellow card in the next couple of games, he also has to serve a penalty. “Yellow Fever” has invaded the life of Panathinaikos in recent weeks. Much more intense than their fight 17^ης Match with Volos in Panthessaliko and then …

Zvonimir Sarlia is called up to replace “Senke” in the game from Agrinio, play alongside Fran Veleth and return to the Panathinaikos squad for the first time since the game of 11 in a league game^ης December with Atromitos in Peristeri. From there, the formation and faces are expected to remain the same in the last two games where Panathinaikos has found rhythm and homogeneity again. Socrates Dioudis will be back under the goalposts while Facudo Sanchez and Juankar take positions at either end of defence.

Gacinovic back in a freer role

Ruben Pereth will become the “6ari”, with Lukas Vijafanjes and Mijat Gacinovic in front of him (the Serb in a much freer role), on the “wings” of the attack will be non-stop Sebastian Palacios (29^the his game, which is the only one that still has the absolute number of participants) and the super-trained Aitor, while Fotis Ioannidis has the first reason to start at the front of the offensive.

From then on Giannis Kotsiras returned to the “green” mission after an absence of 3 weeks (and 5 matches in … boxes), overcoming the problem in the right adductor, while the unprepared Mauricio (except for the Schinkefeld penalized) and the injured Ludqvist and Maceda. The Italian scored two goals in the first half of the season, but is now in Italy and has started a special rehabilitation program after his left foot operation last Wednesday (16 February).

The 22-man delegation announced by Jovanovic after the end of yesterday’s training session includes Dioudis, Brinioli, Xenopoulos, Vagiannidis, Juankar, Veleth, Alexandropoulos, Ioannidis, Karlitos, Hatzigiovanis, Hatzitheidos, Hatzitheodos, Hatzitheodos A, Sarlia, Palacios, Gacinovic and vital .