[[SPORT TV###]>>] Today: Vitória vs Celje live 4 August 2023
Moreno’s team played six pre-season friendlies, starting with back-to-back losses to English teams Middlesbrough and Wolverhampton Wanderers, before beating Fafe, and drawing three times on the bounce against Rio Ave, Tondela and Varzim. Speaking of Varzim, Vitoria signed right-back Ze Carlos from their ranks this summer, as well as striker Ricardo Mangas from Boavista. Attacking midfielder Nuno Santos, who joined for an undisclosed fee from MLS side Charlotte, is another among the more notable acquisitions of the ongoing window.
Team News The transfer marked has also been interesting this summer for the Slovenian side, with plenty of changes made in their squad. Midfielders Mario Kvesic, Abdoul Bandaogo and Artem Bilyi, winger Julien Lamy and striker Edmilson, all arrived as free agents. The club also signed 20-year-old winger Karlo Speljak, from Croatian side NK Sibenik.
Meanwhile, the club took €9 million from the sale of defender Ibra Bamba to Qatari side Al-Duhail, €1. 3 million for right-back Falaye Sacko who went to Montpellier, and €1m for striker Anderson Silva who will now play in Turkey for Alanyaspor. Conclusion This task won’t be easy for either team, but the significantly higher quality of the Portuguese league compared to that of Slovenia makes Vitoria slight favourites to emerge triumphant and return from Celje with an advantage they can hold onto, or even extend, in the second leg.
Vitória Guimarães - NK Celje Live - 03/08/2023 - TNT Sports