CFR Cluj take on the visitors Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the second leg of UEFA Conference League qualification semifinals. First leg result: 0-0. The match will be played on Thursday, August 11th at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu (Cluj-Napoca).
CFR Cluj started this season with loud disappointment. The "Railroad" have recently become the dominant football force in Romania. And quite actively and not without some success they performed on the international arena. But even at the peak, Dan Petrescu's wards did not make it to the main round of the Champions League, constantly taking off in qualifying. This time they "handled" it very quickly: they failed to win in both matches with Pyunik and lost to the Armenians on penalties. Already in the Conference League with Inter Escaldes, everything was decided in the first match, defeating them 3-0. But after that there was a draw in Andorra, and last week they didn’t score even once in Turkey, in a formal away match.
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Shakhtyor Soligorsk seem to be able to come to life in the summer. The Pitmen, at the moment, are a 2-time champion of Belarus. But this draw turned out to be unsuccessful, and this manifested itself already in the spring. And, by the way, it led to a change of mentor - Sergey Tashuev became the head coach again. Gradually, the Russian corrected the situation, and by August it even happened, using the misfires of competitors, to break into 1st place in the Premier League. But at the same time, in the international arena, the Belarusians just can’t score. As a result, qualification in the Champions League ended with duels with Maribor (0-0 away, 0-2 in a formally home match). The CFR was also hosted in Turkey, and again without sincere support of the stands. On August 4th, the clubs finished goalless draw. From the 4th attempt, will it be possible to score at least a goal?
CFR has been quite active in the European arena in recent years. But the same cannot be said about the Soligorsk Shakhtyor - they constantly get eleminated out very early. The teams played each other for the first time last Thursday. CFR should not bring its European Cup performance to a complete failure. We bet on the victory of the Romanians with a handicap of "-1 goal".
Prediction for the match: CFR Cluj to win with -1.0 handicap.
