The forthcoming battle, that starts at 21:45 at the NSC Olimpiyskyi, is going to be really interesting.
FC Dynamo Kyiv
Summer transfer window was period of search for many Dynamo performers. Eventually Austrian centre back Aleksandar Dragovic was signed by Bayer 04 Leverkusen, halfback Younes Belhanda signed loan agreement with OGC Nice, forward Lukasz Teodorczyk joined RSC Anderlecht, striker Artem Kravets – Granada CF and finisher Dieumerci Mbokani – Hull City FC. Portuguese midfielder Miguel Veloso returned to Genoa CFC.
Meanwhile only halfback Artem Hromov and forward Olexandr Hladkyi joined our team.
The White-Blues have already won the national Super Cup this season. Still Serhiy Rebrov’s men have suffered unexpected defeat against FC Vorskla Poltava in domestic league. After that Kyivans drew against FC Shakhtar Donetsk away.
Right back Danilo Silva got injured in the recent game against Donetsk side, so he’ll miss the match against Napoli.
SSC Napoli
Unlike Dynamo, Napoli enforced the team really actively before their third Champions League campaign. Having got 90 million euro for Gonzalo Higuain from Juventus, Naples side signed seven newcomers. They are: defenders Lorenzo Tonelli, Nikola Maksimovic, halfbacks Piotr Zielinski, Amadou Diawara, Emanuele Giaccherini, Marko Rog and Arkadiusz Milik. According to Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentis the club generally spent 140-150 million euro in summer.
Napoli started Serie A season with 2:2 draw against Persara, but then defeated AC Milan – 4:2 and Palermo – 3:0.
Speaking about plans for the Champions League, team captain Marek Hamsik stated:
- We want to succeed in the Champions League. Napoli can feature in three competitions as we have good lineup.
Important peculiarity: Dynamo have won only two games against Italian teams out of 20 in euro cups…
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