"Two weeks to Maccabi Haifa, the situation at Olympiacos is far from ideal"

Versalico ("the most important signing") not fit to play, Rodriguez lost a large part of the preparation and poor ability.

Maccabi Haifa's rival is worried

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06/07/2022

Wednesday, 06 July 2022, 10:40

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Summary: Maccabi Haifa - Bnei Reina 2: 2 (Sport 1)

At Olympiacos, there are still great fears ahead of the pair of games against Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League qualifiers (July 20 in Israel / July 27 in Greece).

Last night (Tuesday) the Greek media explained: "Two weeks before the game against Maccabi Haifa, the situation at Olympiacos is far from ideal. If it is not enough that the team did not look good in the preparation games, it also has some injuries."

Winger Gary Rodriguez (who was a candidate for Maccabi Haifa quite a few years ago) was hit in the head at the beginning of the preparations, suffered a severe concussion and has not yet returned to activity.

According to the plan Rodriguez is set to start against the Greens, but coach Pedro Martinez is worried that he has missed a large part of the preparation and is undecided.

The one whose place in the squad is guaranteed on the second wing is Yorgos Masuras.

The second concern comes from the direction of Shima Versalico who came from Atletico Madrid.

According to reports, the Croatian arrived very far from full playing ability and Piraeus doubts his ability to be ready for meetings with the Israeli champion.

"He is not ready and that is a problem because at Olympiacos he is marked as the most significant player to arrive in the summer," Versalico wrote yesterday.

The Greek media added yesterday: "Olympiacos has 'two finals' against Maccabi Haifa and they must go through a stage to get closer to the home stage of the Champions League. In an ideal situation the team from Piraeus was calm, everything was orderly and clear and she had no worries. But that is not the case .. . ".

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The better news for Olympiacos this morning came from Brazil.

According to reports in the South American country, Gustavo Scarpa is approaching the Greek champion and he is expected to join her in the current transfer window and not in January.

Both Olympiacos and Palmeiras want to close the deal quickly and not be dragged along with it and the Greeks will be very pleased because the Brazilian has been marked as the main target for the offensive midfield position.

At the same time, Olympiacos already understands that even if he does, his influence will be greater later in the season and it is doubtful whether he will integrate sufficiently in the short time left on the games against Maccabi Haifa.

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