Virtus take on the visitors Steaua Bucharest in the first leg 1/8-finals of UEFA Champions League qualification. The match will be played on Tuesday, July 9th at San Marino Stadium (Serravalle).
Virtus reached its peak last year
The Green-Blacks are celebrating their 60th anniversary since their foundation. For a long time, they were relatively insignificant, occasionally appearing among the leaders of San Marino football. Now, they have reached their peak. First, in 2023, they consecutively won the Coppa Titano and then the country's Supercup. In the last season, the team outperformed La Fiorita by a couple of points and claimed their debut championship. The most the more experienced opponent could achieve was preventing a double: they won the cup final on penalties.
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Steaua are a legendary Romanian football club. After all, no one else in the country can boast a European Cup victory. There have always been plenty of national titles, too. However, in recent years, things haven't always gone smoothly off the field—they even lost their name and are officially known as FCSB. In terms of sports achievements, since their title in 2015, the best they could manage was second place. Finally, last season, they broke through. Under the leadership of Haralambous, who took the coaching position in 2023, the giant managed to pull ahead of Rapid in the first round, and in the championship play-off they didn't allow CFR Cluj to catch up.
The team from San Marino is making their debut in European competitions. This will be their first match against the giant from Bucharest. The Romanians are significantly stronger and are motivated by their return to the main continental club tournament. They are likely to achieve a convincing victory even with a handicap of -1.5 goals.
Prediction for the match: Steaua Bucharest to win with -1.5 handicap.
