Roberto Morales: «For Shakhtar, the period of inspiration by Turan has passed» (Oct. 23, 2025)
Famous Ukrainian journalist Roberto Morales prepared a forecast for the main stage match of the Conference League Shakhtar — Legia.
Roberto Morales
«For Shakhtar, the period of inspiration by Arda Turan has passed. The Turk nearly defeated Panathinaikos, but his methods are struggling, and the emotional boost is becoming routine. The defeat by LNZ, 1:4, is a slap, no matter what anyone says. Then there were cowardly zeros against Polissya.
There are also personnel issues. Eginado and Neverton have only just fully returned from injuries. Meanwhile, Kryskiv, Traore, and Alisson continue their recovery. Furthermore, Ocheretko’s participation in the match against Legia is also in question.
Last season, Legia finished fifth and qualified for the Europa League as national cup winners. They overcame the first barrier in the form of Kazakhstan’s Aktobe more or less calmly — 1:0, 1:0. Then they passed the Czech Ostrava — 2:2, 2:1. But then Cyprus’s AEK from Larnaca knocked the „Greens“ into the Conference League, defeating the Poles 4:1, 1:2 on aggregate. In the last round of qualification, Legia overcame Scottish Hibernian 2:1, 3:3 in extra time. Currently, in the Polish championship, Legia has accumulated 15 points after 11 rounds and stands in ninth place.
The bet — Shakhtar’s victory and a total of more than 2.5,» said Morales.
