In the final stretch for Helsinki with… new Ioannidis, Panathinaikos – Rui Vitoria’s thoughts on the eleven

With faith in victory and the “flag” remaining in its web, Panathinaikos enters the final stretch of its preparation for tomorrow’s crucial match against Helsinki at OAKA in the context of the 4th matchday of the League Phase of the Europa Conference League.

The “greens” go to the match against the Finns with a mentality not only because of the three consecutive victories in the championship, but also because the captain of the team, Fotis Ioannidis, “tied up” his future until 2028. The 24-year-old striker put his signature , in a new, hegemonic contract with Panathinaikos, with the “green” PAE to announces the expansion of the cooperation of the two sides.

Among others, Ioannidis will be available for tomorrow’s match (28/11, 19:45), after he withdrew the entire training program and made himself available to Rui Vitoria. The 54-year-old Portuguese coach of Panathinaikos, among others, expects to see today the condition of his Nemanja Maksimovic who received a minor injury with the national team of Serbia, while his presence or not is a question mark Andraz Sporaras the Slovenian coach, due to discomfort in the achilles, followed an individual program at the gym on Tuesday (11/26).

As far as the starting line-up is concerned, Vitoria, as everything seems to be, will keep the same “body” as the match against Panaitolikos, although some changes are not ruled out.

At home, Dragovski will be immovable with Vaiannidis, Ingason, Jedvai and Mladenovic at the back. Arao will again be in a defensive midfielder position, while two positions are played between three playerswith Cerin, Unai and Bakaseta vying for a starting jersey. Pelistri’s participation in the initial formation is also possible, while Tete will be on the right and Geremegev at the top with Ioannidis, coming from the bench, if and when necessary.