Nikola Jurčević: "Rashad Sadigov has formed a successful team"

"I consider Hajduk the favorite of the match".

Idman.biz reports that Croatian Nikola Jurčević, who once worked as the head coach of the Azerbaijani national team, said this in his statement to AZERTAC while talking about the matches between "Hajduk" and "Zira" in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League.

The expert stated that "Zira" is a dangerous team: "They eliminated another Croatian representative, "Osijek", from the competition in the Conference League last year. This time, "Hajduk" must be careful. The Split club is one of the biggest teams in our country. I think the draw satisfied the team."

The 58-year-old coach recalled that the opponent has an experienced football player like Marko Livaja in their squad: "Marko played in good clubs. He has enough experience. He can make a difference in both matches."

N. Jurčević said that he knows the head coach of "eagles", Rashad Sadigov, well: "Rashad is one of the legends of Azerbaijani football. My friend, doctor-physiotherapist Radiša Milosavljević also works in "Zira". I have heard very positive opinions about this team. Rashad Sadigov has been working there for many years and has formed a successful team. Good local and legionnaire players have been transferred. Thanks to this, they are among the contenders every year."

It should be noted that "Zira" will play the first match with "Hajduk" at home on July 23, and the return match will be played on July 31 away.

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