With a pistol on hold after a penalty shootout like Panathinaikos in Ioannina, Volos beat Ionian 1-0 in Neapoli, returned to winning ways after almost 100 days of drought, left Aris 6th in the standings and opened up to 6 points. ahead of Atromitos, after a draw in Lamia. In a game without emotion, the Thessalians scored three points thanks to a well-timed Ozegovic penalty in the 92nd minute in the hands of Cigrinski. This game, together with PAOK’s 0-0 draw with OFI at Toumba, shook things up a bit in the play-off zone, on matchday without any other major reshuffling at the top and bottom of the standings.

The big bang almost happened in Ioannina, where Panathinaikos needed a well-timed penalty from Sporar in order not to suffer in the standings due to many missed opportunities. The offense was given through VAR rather than referee Tsagarakis’s whistle, prompting an outcry from the Greens as the technology corrected an injustice against them for the fifth time this year. In a word, if not for VAR, they would most likely be outside the top three now, and not in the top …

Focusing now on tomorrow’s cup tie against PAOK, where they will go with Magnusson’s only absence and possibly Kleinheisler for the first time, Panathinaikos has two open transfer fronts targeting a central midfielder and a right winger. A new face on the list is 25-year-old Czech midfielder Audrey Lingre from Slavia Prague, while his closest competitor is Ludogorets Cowley from Brazil. Bringing their teams’ demands to their true value will determine the future of these transfer moves, as in the case of Cruz Azula’s Aduna, which under certain conditions could return to the fore.

The victory of Volos in Naples over the Ionian – Aris dropped to 6th place.

PAOK are also looking for a transfer looking for another player besides Tyson to strengthen their midfield. The squad includes Canadian Kyle Larin from Brugge, but even so, his team’s demands must be rationalized in order for the transfer to take place. Liratsis, Kurtic, Murga are not expected tomorrow, as are probably El Kaduri, Tsushi, Filipe Soares and Qualiatu. The referee was the Slovenian Vidic.

Another cup derby, Olympiacos – Aris, will be led by Portuguese Thiago Martins. The Red-Whites abandoned the claim of Gabriel Suazo (he signed a contract with Toulouse for 3.5 years) and “froze” their transfer search until tomorrow’s game. Ares stayed in Athens to avoid the hassle of making a double trip to the same destination, with Dabo having hesitation due to a caviar problem. AEK has an easier task against Panserraikos and remains the biggest thorn in the side of champion Panathinaikos in the league. Soyuz is close to a concession with the transfer of Albany to Gerard Pique’s Andorra, at the same time, it will probably stop the loan of Laci Koper and Botou to Sheriff Tiraspol.