CSKA faces Levski in a match from the 23rd round of efbet League. The big derby of Bulgarian football is at 14:00 at the National Stadium "Vasil Levski" and will be broadcast live on DIEMA SPORT.
The symbolic host enters the match in eighth position with 32 points. "The Blues" are second with a full 17 points more. The mood among the "Reds", however, is better, after Alexander Tomas' team defeated Arda 2:1 during the week and qualified for the semi-finals of the Sesame Cup of Bulgaria. At the same time, Levski lost 0:1 on their visit to the Black Sea and was eliminated from the tournament, Gong.bg writes.
CSKA has stabilized its performance and the team has recorded three consecutive victories in all tournaments. Tomas's students will be extremely motivated for success today, which will bring them two points closer to fifth place. Levski was on a streak of eight consecutive victories before the visit of "Ticha" during the week.
Alexander Tomas will be looking for his first win in the derby as a coach, after the team he led lost 0:1 in the fall. For the "blue" coach Julio Velasquez, the clash against the "red" will be his debut.
The good news for Tomas is the recovery of Liam Cooper and Zümür Butucchi, who will most likely be in the group for the match. Out of the match are goalkeepers Gustavo Busato, Fyodor Lapouhov, Mathias Faeton and Jason Lokillo. It is expected that there will be not many changes in the team compared to the last match, with Ioannis Pitas again at the top of the attack, and Ilian Iliev and Ulaus Skarshem on the wings.
Levski will not be able to rely on the injured Alex Kolev and the suspended Carlos Ohene. Julio Velasquez is expected to rely on the starting lineup that played in his first three official matches at the helm of the team. Aldair, Kristian Dimitrov and Maicon will return in defense. Tsunami will again act as a midfielder, and Patrik Mislovic will be next to him.
The main referee of the match is Radoslav Gidzhenov.