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After the gala of the European Cup against Dunajska Streda (all information >>>>), LASK returns to the daily life of the Bundesliga with a wide chest.
In Sunday’s home game against WAC (LIVE starting at 5 pm on LAOLA1 ticker >>>>), efficiency should also fit into the national event.
But the Carinthians also expect a good chance of counting in Linz. In 2019/20 she had the lead twice 1-0 against Linz in Pasching.
“Maybe we can turn this WAC streak around,” LASK coach Dominik Thalhammer hoped this series would end. The one from Upper Austria by choice did not expect a walk as he did before the leaders of the Slovak league:
“The WAC is a challenge to find tactically good solutions. It will be a very complicated, challenging and very exciting task.”
Carinthians, in sixth place, are not worse than last season and have also strengthened very well.
In his own fourth-place team, preparation revolved around the issue of rotation. However, there may be no change on Sunday compared to the European Cup as Thalhammer was able to replace three important players early on against Streda due to the comfortable lead. “Performance data, mileage, sprint performance. I want to look at everything and if that fits, we will play with the best possible lineup on Sunday,” announced the LASK coach.
Sporting Lisbon awaits Thursday
On Thursday, however, follows the Europa League duel at Sporting Lisbon, which is decisive in the fight for entry to the group stage. That certainly plays a role in the considerations. But the duel with the traditional Portuguese club should not be on the mind yet. “Now it’s ‘step by step’ for us, now the WAC is on. We will focus on Sporting in detail on Monday,” explains Thalhammer. All that is missing is the convalescent Thomas Goiginger and Marvin Potzmann.
Goalkeeper Alexander Kofler and Georgian Guram Giorbelidze are out of the Carinthian team. Central defender Luka Lochoshvili is once again a problem after his suspension. “We have good memories of last season, when we won twice away from home. We are also confident that we can score three points in Linz on Sunday,” WAC coach Ferdinand Feldhofer said optimistically. If his team doesn’t lose, he would set the club’s previous record of five straight unbeaten road games.
Vizinger on the trail of Weissman
The last win of the season was a 2-0 win at Hartberg. As in the first 1: 3 match against Salzburg, Dario Vizinger entered the shooters list. The 22-year-old Croatian is on track to make up for the departure of top striker Shon Weissman. The Linzers noticed it too, Thalhammer explicitly warned about Vizinger.
The High Austrians themselves were stingy in the league with 1-0 against Vienna Austria and 1-1 against WSG Tirol on goals. After the best international shot against Streda, the knot could have been broken. “We have shown that we can score goals. With seven goals we can look forward to the future with optimism. Now we cannot rest, we will continue on Sunday,” said LASK forward Marko Raguz.
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