The derby between Dinamo and Hajduk is scheduled for Saturday at Maksimir. The match is the 16th round of the SuperSport HNL, and the coaches of both teams have announced the match.
The home team enters this game after a victory over Gorica, and the head of the coaching staff of Dinamo Mario Kovacevic he told the club website that it was important to win in that match.
We enter the final from the position we wanted to be in. I think we are ready for Hajduk. We appreciate and respect Hajduk, but we believe in ourselves and will do our best to win in the end. We are aware that we are not yet at our maximum, but we are working and looking for each other. In tomorrow’s game we have to be 100% for all 90 minutes if we want to winadded the Blues’ strategist.
Kovačević added that tomorrow’s game is very important, but not decisive.
There are still many games, and for me it is important that we show a good game and show that we are better than Hajduk at the moment. There are never favorites in derbies, but we play in front of our audience, which is very important. It is a small advantage and I hope that the fans will carry us to victory.
The Blues have a lot of absences. Stojkovic has to pause due to a red card, Valincic is on hiatus due to injury.
We can’t count on either To the wisernor on Fox for a long period, Varela got a fever, and the others are all ready and doing well. The match against Gorica gave us even greater confidence and we look forward to tomorrow’s match with great optimismKovačević added.
Garcia: We also have quality
The head coach of Split, Gonzalo Garcia, was asked at the beginning of the conference if he would Marko Livaja start against Dinamo.
Maybe it will start. He played 30+ minutes last game, and we’ll see if he starts. His return is a processand there is a possibility to playsaid Garcia, who, when asked if he would change the team, because of the last two results (defeat against Rijeka and draw with Varaždin), replied:
Appointed referee for the Dinamo and Hajduk derby
Results never influence my decisions. We had a blackout in Rijeka, and if you look at the game with Varaždin, we would have won nine out of ten times. I am satisfied with the last game. Varaždin did not control the game, but we created more chances. We are not City or Arsenal, but our level of play is very stable.
He also commented on the opposing team.
Every game is for us difficult and motivation. We have to be together in all segments of the game. Consider that Dinamo spent more than 20 million euros, so there is no need to talk about their quality, but we also have quality. Favorites? They are probably favorites in every game they play, but we are hungry and we want to do our best. Everyone is extremely motivated when playing against Dinamo, Garcia stated, adding:
Photo: HNK Hajduk Split
If we play a good game, it will be difficult for them too. In the first game we lost 2:0, but I didn’t have the impression that they were better than us.The live broadcast of this match will be on HTV’s Second Program from 3 p.m.
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