The end of the 20th round of Superleague 1 last Monday brought the first significant change at the top of the standings. Panathinaikos, who led the race from the start, is no longer the same, but AEK, which has two points more than the Greens (47 to 45).

Ivan Jovanovic’s team paid more than any other title contender to stop the league. “Clover” seems to have lost its competitive identity, as it does not show on the field that cynicism that was characteristic of it.

He may not have played spectacular football, but in at least 13 games leading up to the monthly World Cup draw in Qatar, he got what he wanted, even in games where he didn’t play very well, what he had he was not. failed to do in the matches of the second round, which gave so far. He only scored four goals, dropping his mo from 1.8 to 0.57 per match, the same goes for his defensive function. In the first half, he conceded only four goals, and from the 14th to the 20th round – seven. Thus, 12 wins and just one draw turned into two wins, two draws and three losses when the championship resumed.

There is certainly concern in Koropi, and Jovanovic is called upon to find solutions for the “gaps” that have arisen mainly after Aitor’s injury and after it, and to “tie” together the new players who came to “open” the squad. Panathinaikos is now keen to deal with this competitive belly and the pressure that is increasing significantly since it was preceded by a Cup elimination at the same time.

The Greens are looking for solutions before the goal scene is completely turned over, as not only have they been overtaken by AEK, but PAOK and Olympiacos are three points behind.

In the remaining matches, the Greens have two more very dangerous outs, as they go to Vikelidis for the game with Aris on the 22nd round and to Karaiskakis for the derby of the Eternals with Olympiacos on the 24th, games that can be described as “key” when PAOK-Olympiacos take place on Sunday, PAOK-AEK on 19 February and AEK-Olympiacos on 12 March.

Transcriptional mobility

Olympiacos took a double hit at the end of the transfer window. In particular, the Red-Whites announced the acquisition of 26-year-old Spanish winger Sergi Canos, who was loaned from Brentford until the summer. Canos also played for Liverpool and Norwich. At the same time, the information says that since yesterday, Zimmer Bitiki has been in Athens on behalf of Olympiacos. The 26-year-old winger from Kosovo plays in Konyaspor, from which he is free in the summer and will be acquired on a regular transfer. It is worth noting that Buchalakis will be loaned to Koniaspor from Olympiacos. In PAOK, Federico Bonaccioli’s case did not have a positive development, as the player chose to stay at Salernitana, although he is not a starter, and Aris must complete the transfer of Alen Halilovic during the day, as the 26-year-old forward was finally released from Rijeka .