Super League Inside: Media blackout for European heroes

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“Silenzio stampa” means media blackout or radio silence in German. Those responsible at FC Lugano announced this after the sensational 3-2 win in the Conference League over Besiktas Istanbul – Lugano came back from a 2-0 deficit in the final minutes. The cheering crowds in Istanbul were big enough on Thursday evening and from Friday the Super League will be fully concentrated. On Sunday afternoon the team from Ticino will receive Servette for a match between the Euro fighters. René Weiler’s team lost 4-0 to AS Roma in the Europa League on Thursday.

In Eastern Switzerland it is already an established happening in the summer: under the label “Espen on Tour”, the FCSG plays all its test matches in Eastern Switzerland, visits regional clubs and is very close to the fan base. Now Basel copies the concept and creates “auswärts dehei”. “FC Basel goes into the region with its first team to play test matches against local clubs and to “mingle with the people”. It starts the following week: On October 17, Red-Blauw will visit FC Bubendorf. But since there is a break for the national team, some regular players will obviously be missing.

It goes without saying that FCZ striker Aldin Turkes (27) would probably never have left for Vaduz in 2016 if he had been the reliable snapper of later years. Because Turkes becomes a goalscorer and twice top scorer in the Challenge League. A year ago he was eliminated from the cup with the lower division Lausanne Zürich. When his contract with the promoted team was not extended in the summer, there were also discussions with FCZ about a return. But Turkes ends up in Winterthur – and is now someone Zurich will have to keep an eye on on Saturday in the match between the two strongest attacking teams in the league.

The guest sector will remain closed on Saturday for the match between St. Gallen and Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy. Only a dozen fans of the newcomer from French-speaking Switzerland have registered to visit the Kybun Park, and therefore for cost reasons it makes no sense for the organizer to open the sector. More than 15,000 tickets had already been sold for the match on Friday. St. Gallen has won all four home games so far.

Valton Behrami – the quasi-namesake of former national team star Valon Behrami – returns from Bellinzona to Servette earlier than expected. The 19-year-old left back was loaned to Ticino in March, but has never played there this season.

On Sunday in Aarau, the new coaching duo will be on the sidelines at Bellinzona for the first time: the Spaniard Manuel Benavente (50) and his assistant Mario Rosas (43). Bellinzona’s coaching bench could also be at the train station, it’s that busy: since April 2022, Jean-Michel Aeby, Marco Schällibaum, David Sasa, Baldo Raineri, Stefano Maccoppi, Sergio Zanetti and Sandro Chieffo have all been there. In between interim assistant coach Fernando Cocimano. He has now been released.

Source : Blick