PAOK Thessaloniki came very close to a big win at Panathinaikos, but the team coached by Rezvan Lucescu drew at the last stage (2-2, in the 7th stage of the Greek championship) and the Romanian coach was nervous going to the press conference .

Rezvan Lucescu: “This is not football. We are talking about corruption”

PAOK opened the scoring through Brandon Thomas (’19), Panathinaikos equalized through Sebastian Palacios (’32), but the visitors looked set to take the three points after Andrii Zivkovic (’58) scored.

The second half was extended for five minutes, but in the 90th + 6th minute, Oleksandr Yeremeev scored for Panathinaikos, which irritated Rezvan Lucescu as much as possible.

“We are talking about corruption. We cannot recall any other decisions from a few days ago. Let’s all play so that Panathinaikos wins and everyone is happy. We received the cards, they did not, the goal (2-2) is given after the end of extra time. Time expired when the ball was in the half of the field.

There are too many of them. It’s not fair. If we talk about football, Panathinaikos destroyed us in the first half, and in the second game everything changed dramatically. We defended very well, made it 2-1 and had a chance to score 3-1. This is not football. This is a great shame. This is the reality, and it must change immediately” – Rezvan Lucescureports Athlosnews.gr.

“It’s a shame! Football should be played fairly, no one should receive help. The referee helped Panathinaikos. The 2:2 goal was scored after extra time. This is unfair competition. It is better to decide who will win the title before the start of the championship. This is an exaggeration of what is happening.

We are not stupid. It’s not the kind of competition we want, but we can’t control the situation. There are teams that know that they will be helped and can act differently on the field, they know that the referee will help them. This is already too much. Panathinaikos pressed well in the first half, they are a good team, they don’t need to help the referee.

We are treated differently than other teams. With Aris, for example, the opponent should have remained in the top ten, but the referee did not want to give a second yellow card. The phases in which we participate are analyzed by 3-4 minutes of VAR.

If the same phases happened in the matches of Panathinaikos or AEK, it would not last long. The result turned out to be incorrect” – Rezvan Lucescuquoted by Sportal.gr.

Tournament table Greece – Super League

1. Olympiakos (goal difference 22-2) 19 points / 7 games

2. PAOK Thessaloniki (13-5) 14/7

3. Panathinaikos (16-5) 13/6

4. AEK Athens (9-6) 11/5

5. Panserraikos (11-10) 9 / 6

6. OFI Crete (8-9) 9 / 6

7. Lamia (7-11) 9/7

8. Aris (10-11) 8/7, etc.