CFR Cluj was unlucky in the draw for the qualification playoff games in the eighth Conference League. Despite Lazio being clear favorites for the double, the Italian press have sent out a warning to Maurizio Sarri’s team.
An opponent of the caliber that ChFR Cluj will meet in the playoffs of the eighth part of the Conference League
It will not be easy for Lazio to play in Romania “in the middle of winter”
It will not be easy for “Lazio” to play in Romania “in the middle of winter”, writes calciomercato.com.
The first leg of the playoffs will take place on February 16 in Rome at the Stadio Olimpico, and the second leg will take place on February 23 in Cluj-Napoca.
“It will not be easy for the Biancocelesti to go to play in Romania in the middle of winter. Therefore, it will be important to play his cards well in Rome, remembering that there is no longer an away goals rule,” the site notes more than two months before the match between CFR Cluj and Lazio Roma.
Taking a look at the Romanian champions’ strengths and weaknesses, calciomercato.com notes that CFR have “the right mix of experienced players and promising youngsters” with an average age of 26.8.
According to the website, among the attacking players of the champion of Romania “Lazio” it is worth paying attention to Emmanuel Yeboa and Claudio Petril.
“Other standouts, in a less than stellar side, are ex-Bologna full-back Mbaye, who has yet to find his place this season, and Brazilian attacking midfielder Rodger (with three assists in this competition, in previous matches). and group stage).
“Also in goal is an old friend of the Italian championship as Simone Scuffe. After making his Serie A debut with Udinese and a loan spell with Spezia, the 1996 Friuli-born player is finding his sporting maturity in Romania, keeping three clean sheets in six Conference group matches. In general, the defense is one of the strengths of CFR Cluj, in this tournament they have only conceded one goal at home and four away.” writes calciomercato.comquoted by Agerpres.
The champion of the CFR Cluj wants to transfer one of the best tricolors
Conference league, round of 16 playoff matches
Karabakh (Azerbaijan) – Ghent (Belgium)
Trabzonspor (Turkey) – Basel (Switzerland)
Lazio (Italy) – CFR Cluj (Romania)
Bodo/Glimt (Norway) – Lech Poznan (Poland)
Sporting Braga (Portugal) – Fiorentina (Italy)
AEK Larnaca (Cyprus) – Dnipro (Ukraine)
Sherif Tiraspol (Republic of Moldova) – Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)
Ludogorets (Bulgaria) – Anderlecht (Belgium)
Conference League 2022 – 2023, schedule of competitions
Round of 16 matches: February 16 / 23, 2023
Optimal: March 9/16, 2023
Quarters: April 13 / 20, 2023
Semi-finals: 11/18 May 2023
Final: June 7, 2023
The final act of the Conference League will take place at Fortuna Arena in Prague.
Source: Hot News RO
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