Former striker of Zorya Luhansk Anatoly Didenko told what he expects from the return match of his former team with the Romanian Universitat in the 3rd qualifying round of the Conference League, which will be held today in Craiova. Recall that the first meeting of the opponents ended with the victory of the Ukrainian team with a score of 1:0.
“In the first meeting, Zorya won, and this is already good, given all the problems that Ukrainian clubs have faced this year. The playing tone of the Romanians will be better, since they have already played four rounds in the championship. Universitate won the last match. Nevertheless, Zorya is still the favorite of this confrontation, considering how the events unfolded in the first match.
In addition, Zorya football players have much more experience of playing at the international level. The main thing is that in Lugansk everything is good with the implementation. I have no doubt that there will be chances. When the team is on the ball, it is psychologically easier to play.
Zorya is better than its opponent in individual skill, in team speed. This is quite enough to achieve the desired result.
But, of course, the war in Ukraine in any case affects Ukrainian football players. Class is class, but most often, moral and volitional qualities come to the fore in children.
In any case, the match will not be easy, but I believe that the Luhansk team will advance to the playoff round of the Conference League. I’ll bet on the minimum victory of Zorya, 1:0 or 2:1, ”Didenko quotes "TEAM1".