Ewerton had to make a substitution after Martin Cedidla’s intervention. Monday’s examination did not confirm the worst forecasts, but the Brazilian summer signing of the Red and Whites will still miss four to six weeks due to knee and collateral ligament injuries.
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“This is so sad, but it’s football. Unfortunately, it’s really bad with Ewa. It’s a big weakness for us. He’s a great offensive player who can score a goal and play a set piece, so we’ll miss him a lot. Provi is also injured (Provod),” Slavia’s assistant coach Zdeněk Houštecký said for club television.
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Other midfielders Ševčík and substitute Usor also suffered injuries from the winning match with Zlín (4:1). “They are flying with us, but it will be decided on the spot if we will be able to use them in the match,” Houštecký noted.
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His team will be defending a 2-0 advantage from the home match in Greece, and a defeat by a maximum of one goal would be enough for them to advance. The Slavists will be without defender Eduardo Santos in the rematch due to a penalty for a red card.
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“If someone had told us before the game that we would be leading 2-0, we would have taken it with all ten. But it’s tricky because we know what kind of atmosphere awaits us there. The longer we keep a clean sheet, the more the home team will push forward and then we should have a chance to score a goal on breaks,” Houštecký thought.
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Martin Cedidla from Zlín and Ewerton from Slavia during the match of the 2nd round of the Fortuna League.Photo: Vlastimil Vacek, The law
The celebrants traveled to the away cup match two days earlier, as is customary. It will be up to 35 degrees in Athens on Thursday, the match kicks off at 19:30 CET. In Greece it is one hour more.
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“It’s hot all over Europe. We’re used to it now, we coped with it well at home. We’ll see how the humidity will be there. This heat is not great for football, but we have to deal with it. It’s the same for both teams, ” said Houštecký.
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