The draw with PAOK at the “Georgios Karaiskakis” Stadium brought an end to a particularly demanding stretch for Olympiacos, which is now entering a break due to national team commitments.
The “Red-and-Whites” played nine games in 28 days from the previous break up to the derby against the “Double-Headed Eagle of the North,” posting a record of seven wins and two draws. Starting today, however, Renti will begin to empty out, as several of the starting players will travel to three different continents.
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A total of eleven Olympiacos internationals have commitments with their national teams. Panagiotis Retsos and Manolis Saliakas will join the Greek national team, while Smailović will be part of Bosnia’s squad.
David Carmo will not play for Angola due to a personal issue; Nair Tiknizian will not play for Armenia; and Markus Pedersen will not play for Norway. Meanwhile, Bruno will join the Nigerian national team and Popović will join the Montenegrin national team.
Remo Froiler has national team commitments with Switzerland, Gustavo Puerta with Colombia, Roman Yaremchuk with Ukraine, and Gonzalez with Mexico.
On the other hand, Marius will not be traveling to join the Chad national team. Leon Bailey was also left off Jamaica’s roster; he is not yet at 100% and will use the break to make up for lost time.
This break will be shorter than the previous one, lasting two weeks instead of three. When league play resumes on Sunday, November 22, Olympiacos will host Heraklis, with Imanol Alguacil gradually awaiting the return of his international players to Renti.
*photo source: Olympiacos FC
