The first match of the Pitmen under the leadership of Srna will start at 17:00
Starting lineups have been announced Shakhtar And LNZ for the 11th round match Ukrainian Premier League.
Defender Valery Bondar will take to the field for the first time since July for the Miners. Let us remind you that the 27-year-old player suffered a broken collarbone in the first round of the UPL with Metalist 1925 (2:1). It was reported that Valery will miss at least two months. According to the latest information, Valery was supposed to return to training after the October matches of the Ukrainian national team.
Also, in comparison with the last official match of the Ukrainian champion, which he played in the Champions League against Antwerp (3:2), Dmitry Topalov, Artem Bondarenko and Neverton appeared in the starting lineup. For the 18-year-old Brazilian, this is his debut in the main team of the Donetsk club.
Ukrainian national team players Nikolay Matvienko, Georgy Sudakov and Egor Nazarina remained in reserve. Oleg Ocheretko and Alexey Kashchuk are absent from the application.
Shakhtar line-up: Riznyk, Hemp, Bondar, Rakitsky, Topalov, Stepanenko, Bondarenko, Kryskiv, Zubkov, Neverton, Sikan
Spares: Rudko, Gocholeishvili, Azarov, Chigrinsky, Matvienko, Miroshi, Castillo, Eginaldo, Shved, Sudakov, Nazarina, Kelsey
This was the debut choice of Darijo Srna in the role of acting head coach of the Pitmen. Let us remind you that the 41-year-old sporting director took up this position on October 16, after the club officially parted ways with Patrick van Leeuwen, who would head Shakhtar in the summer of 2023.
Before the start of the 11th round, Shakhtar was in third place in the UPL, having played one match less than Krivbass and Polesie. LNZ with 21 points ranks 14-. position. The match between the Donetsk and Cherkassy clubs will take place in Lviv and will begin at 17:00.
Source: Sportarena
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