Levski coach Stanislav Genchev will not change his team's playing structure for today's away game either of Pirin for the Bulgarian Cup, Topsport reported.
The 43-year-old coach is adamant that despite the loss to Beroe and the unconvincing production in some of the past matches, the scheme will remain unchanged and the team will continue to be constructed in 3-1-4-2. "The Blues" will be without striker Alex Kolev and his place will be taken by Everton Bala. The Brazilian will partner with Mustafa Sangare at the top of the attack, and the question mark will be who Genchev will bet on in the midfield positions.
The coach will choose between four - Javad El Jemili, Fabio Lima, Marin Petkov and Hasimi Fadiga. The first two started as starters against Beroe, but did not convince with their performances. This also applies to the others listed who entered in the second half. Patrik Mislovic is also an option for one of the two positions. The Slovak totally lost Stanislav Genchev's trust. Given the difficult obstacle and the importance of the fight, it is unlikely that he will start from the first minute. Asen Mitkov is out for about a month. In all likelihood, the choice of coach will fall on Javad El Jemili and Hasimi Fadiga, with Petkov and Lima included after the break.
Pirin (Blagoevgrad) will be able to count on its star Aymen Souda.
The 31-year-old Frenchman had problems with an injury that prevented him from helping the Eagles at home to Danube (1:1). In the last days, he was preparing on a relaxed regime, but the residents of Blagoevgrad are optimistic that he will be able to start from the first minute against the Blues. Souda has scored five goals since the start of the season and has a history with the capital city. The Frenchman brought Pirin's last victory over Levski 1:0 in 2017 at the Hristo Botev Stadium, scoring in the 64th minute.
The coach of the eagles Ivo Trenchev will once again bet on the experienced Krasimir Kostov, Alexander Dyulgerov and Nikolay Bodurov. The coach will also rely on the good form of Zapro Dinev. In the preliminary round for the cup, the 25-year-old winger scored four goals in the 4-0 victory over Berkovitsa, which set up the clash with Levski.