Panathinaikos: Back to training with an eye on forwards

After the two-day break, o Panathinaikos returns to the ramparts today and begins preparations for Sunday’s match against Volos at Leoforos (18:00).

Interest is focused on Andraz Sporar and Fotis Ioannidis, who had withdrawn with problems for their national teams and did not play against Slovenia and Greece respectively. Both will be examined by the team’s medical staff to determine their exact condition.

For Sporar there is optimism, as he was also on the bench for Slovenia in their last game for the Euro 2024 qualifiers against San Marino (2-0), even if he was not used. As for Ioannidis, there is also the belief that he will be in much better shape since he was ruled out of the matches against Gibraltar and Lithuania.

THE Ivan Jovanovich he has spoken to both players, who appeared optimistic and reassuring, but it is a given that the last word belongs to the doctors and the team will not take any risks if they are not 100% ready. After all, the very difficult and important matches with Aris at “Vikelidis” and Olympiakos at Leoforos follow, on Wednesday and Sunday respectively, where the presence of both teams is essential.

As regards to Dimitris Kourbelis, continues the treatments for the slight bruise that is bothering him, with a more likely scenario that he will return in the match against Aris. Given the absence of the suspended Chokai, everything points to the trio in the center on Sunday consisting of Perez, Cerin and Bernard.