The profile of Hajduk Split and Ruzoberok, potential opponents of AEK in the Conference League

The pair from which her opponent will emerge in the playoffs Conference Leagueif she eliminates Noa in the 3rd qualifying round, she learned AEK and apart from shocking unexpectedness she will find in front of her an old acquaintance and in fact very dear!

“Union” will face its winner Rosemary (Slovakia) – Hajduk Split (Croatia), with the first match on August 22 in OPAP Arena, while the rematch will be held on August 29 away from home. Obviously, the big favorites are the Croatians who have the former “two-headed” player on their roster. Marco Livayawho played in AEK from 2017 to 2021 and was one of the great protagonists of the championship won in 2018. In total, with the “yellow and black” he scored 42 goals and 29 assists in 147 appearances in all competitions, being one of the favorite children of the stage who became associated with the club and its quality on the pitches of Greek football made him stand out.

But let’s start with her Rouzeberok founded in 1906, it is based in the city of the same name in Slovakia and its stadium holds 4,876 spectators. Her colors are orange and black, while her coach is Odrei Smetana. She has won a Slovakian championship, in 2006, while she has taken two Cups, the last one this year giving her the ticket to Europe (as she finished just fifth in the championship). In its roster it has only Slovak and Czech footballers and its biggest asset is considered to be the 21-year-old Slovakian goalkeeper Tomas Frivald. In the current championship, he has played one match, which was a draw.

On the other hand, Hajduk Split was founded in 1911, is based in the city of the same name in Croatia and has a stadium “Stadion Poljud” with a capacity of 34 thousand spectators. Its colors are blue and red, while its coach is the former legend of Italian football, Gennaro Gattuso, who last year was on the Marseille bench and faced AEK in the Europa League groups. It has eight championships and the same number of Cups and is the second powerhouse in its country’s football behind Dinamo Zagreb. He has also won 10 leagues and 9 Yugoslavian Cups. In addition to Livaja, its roster includes two of the greatest Croatian players of recent years, Ivan Rakitic and Ivan Perisic, who returned home this summer. They also rely a lot on 19-year-old midfielder Rokas Pukstas, originally from the USA and Lithuania. Hajduk started the league perfectly, defeating Slaven 2-1 in the premier league, while in the second qualifying round of the Conference League they eliminated Torshavn. A 2-0 home win and a 0-0 draw in the Faroe Islands.