Italian derby in Europe act I
Funnily enough, they will meet in the league as well on Sunday 5, which will make it three encounters in 8 days between the two club as the return games is scheduled on the 8th.
“Definitely strange to meet the same team three times in just 8 days, at least at this period of the year – said Jiri Kovar – it really seems like a playoffs series and that’s the way we have to think about it. This first game is extremely important, we really want to do well in Europe, but I don’t think we will have more pressure by playing home because with the new regulations you need to win both games to go through”.
