Paphos hosts Salzburg tonight at the “Alphamega Stadium” at 8:00 p.m. for the second leg of the third qualifying round of the Europa League.
The “Blues” must overturn the 1-0 deficit from the first leg in Austria and secure a spot in the playoffs of Europe’s second-tier competition, just as they did against Hajduk Split.
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At the press conference, both Ricardo Sa Pinto and Pepe expressed their determination to advance, voicing their confidence in a comeback.
On the field, Ricardo Sa Pinto will not be counting on Kina and Sema. The former is out because he was unable to recover from the Achilles injury he sustained in the first leg, while the Swede was sent off shortly before the end of the match. On the other hand, Brito is back. Bruno is also available, while Maé and Anderson trained normally, and their participation will be decided by the coaching staff.
Paphos’s probable starting lineup: Majewski, Ioannou, David Luiz, Goldar, Biel, Sunic, Pepe, Guga, Brito, Dragomir, Lele.
The officiating crew:
- Referee: Pavel Raczkowski (Poland)
- First Assistant Referee: Marcin Boniek (Poland)
- Second Assistant Referee: Bartosz Heining (Poland)
- Fourth Official: Patrick Grykiewicz (Poland)
- VAR: Stuart Atwell (England)
- AVAR: Piotr Urban (Poland)
