With fire and iron, Panathinaikos has cemented the 8×8 formation that keeps it at a safe distance in the top of Super League 1, paying a hefty loss for a 2-0 win at Lamia.

Trouillet suffered a total torn ACL and medial meniscus in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season, Ioannidis has a broken nose, has been relegated and out of contention for Ari, Aitor has a strained pectoral muscle and will wait to see if he plays On Sunday, Palacios suffered a sprained ankle that likely won’t save him, while Kerin walked away with a bruised head and a mild concussion that doesn’t seem to be a cause for concern. Sporar, Kotsiras and Kourbelis return from the opposite side.

End of season for Troyet, with Ari Ioannidis – Away game for Aitor – Lamia: We didn’t play unsportsmanlike.

Lamia’s tough game provoked an angry reaction from Panathinaikos, who accused referee Fotias of tolerance and impunity. The Greens spoke about “nonsense” and emphasize that they will exhaust all means to ensure the physical integrity of their players, the course of the team and the immutability of the championship. “The appointment of arbitrator Photius caused us concern from the very beginning. But what happened in Lamia overstepped all boundaries and set us back many years,” he stressed, among other things. Lamia expressed regret over the injuries sustained, emphasizing that their players did not play unsportsmanlike.

Apart from Lamia and the Faleri derby, there were other points of reference in round 8 such as AEK’s 94th minute penalty win over Atromitos, Volos’ 2-1 victory over Levadeikos which keeps them in 3rd place in leaderboard with a 4-point lead. Aris, who also beat Ionikos 2:1. Ioannina – OFI and Asteras Tripoli – Panaitolikos ended in a draw.