Panaitolikos-Olympiakos: Top test in Agrinio for the “red and whites”

With an interesting match in Agrinio, the curtain falls on the 17th matchday of the Stoiximan Super League. THE A pan-eater hosts him Olympic in a trap game for the “red and whites”, who are looking for the three points that will keep them top. For their part, the “canaries” want to do the same damage as in the first round to “Georgios Karaiskakis”.

THE A pan-eater is the pleasant surprise of the championship, having made a very good start. In 6th place with 23 points, it comes from two consecutive unsuccessful results. Of course, he wants to get back to winning ways, while at home he has a record of 3-1-4 with 8-7 goals. He has made it difficult for all the big guys in his field, so far. They beat AEK with a score of 1-0, while losing with goals in the last minutes to Panathinaikos (1-2) and PAOK (0-1).

Long-missing Dias, Mladen and Ruith are not 100% fit and thus knocked out. Instead, Lomonaco, who recently renewed his loan, was also included in the mission. His “chosen ones”. Yannis Petrakis are the following: Agapakis, Bakakis, Belevonis, Bouzoukis, Chaves, Galiatsos, Kakionis, Kontouris, Lahoud, Liavas, Lomonako, Louis, Maidevats, Manos, Mavrias, Nikolaou, Pantelakis, Pardalos, Peres, Roa, Sielis, Stagits, Torrehon.

THE Olympic for his part, he said goodbye to the historic 2024 and enters the new year, which marks 100 years since the foundation of the club. Undoubtedly, the goal of Piraeus is to return to the top of the Greek league and hopes to achieve this at the end of the season. The “red and whites” are in the process of additions and removals to the roster, with Willian having left and others to follow. At the same time, Mr Jose Luis Mendiliber he is also waiting for transfers, mainly midfielders but also a left back so that his team can be upgraded in quality.

From the mission announced by the Basque coach, Oliveira is absent, as are Doi, Masouras, Apostolopoulos. All, for tactical reasons, with Medilibar showing them that they are second choices in his mind. In detail, the team consists of the following players: Tzolakis, Ese, Costinia, Garthia, El Caabi, Papacanellos, Pirola, Biancon, Paschalakis, Carmo, Tsiquinio, Rodinei, Ortega, Stamenic, Mouzakitis, Velde, Anagnostopoulos, Retsos, Kostoulas, Yaremchuk, Martins.

In the middle of the week, let us remind you that Olympiacos expressed its dissatisfaction with the appointment of Tasos Sidiropoulos in the match, while also requesting the resignation of Stephan Lanois from the position of KED head referee.

POSSIBLE ELEVENS:

PANAITOLIKOS (Yiannis Petrakis): Chaves – Sielis, Pantelakis, Stagic – Mavrias, Torrejon, Peres, Liavas, Bouzoukis – Lahoud, Maidevats.

OLYMPIC (Jose Luis Mendiliber): Tzolakis – Rodinei, Retsos, Pirola, Ortega – Garthia, Mouzakitis – Tsiquinio, Kostoulas, Zelson – El Kaabi.

Referee: Sidiropoulos

Assistants: Dimitriadis, Davelas

Fourth: Yiannoukas

VAR: Evangelou