Former football player of the Azerbaijani national team: The match between "Sabah" and "Neftchi" can be viewed as a premature final

The duel between "Sabah" and "Neftchi", who will face each other in the return match of the Azerbaijan Cup semi-final stage, can be called an early final.

Emin Imamaliyev, the former football player of "Qarabag" and "Araz-Nakhchivan" clubs, said this in an interview with "Report".

The former member of the national team assessed the chances of the teams that will face each other in the return matches of the semi-final stage of the Azerbaijan Cup:

"Due to the victory in the first match, the advantage is on the side of "Araz-Nakhchivan". However, everyone knows the strength of "Qarabag". They have almost secured the championship in the Premier League as well. In this regard, they will want to sign a golden double. Football fans will witness an interesting match. Because "Araz-Nakhchivan" is also a "combative" team. In this match, I consider "Qarabag" superior, even if only slightly. They will most likely try to change the fate of the match. I am sure that it will be an interesting and tense game".

The expert stated that the chances of the parties are the same in the duel between "Sabah" and "Neftchi" teams:

"The chances of both teams to reach the decisive stage are 50/50. Although "Sabah" won the first match. However, it should be taken into account that the difference in the score is not that big. For this reason, "Neftchi" still has a chance to advance to the next stage. The path of both teams to European cups passes through the national cup. We can also view this match as an early final".

It should be noted that in the return matches of the semi-final stage of the Azerbaijan Cup, which will be held on April 23, "Qarabag" will host "Araz-Nakhchivan", and "Sabah" will host "Neftchi". In the first matches, the representative of Nakhchivan won 1:0, and the "owls" won 2:1.