Tomorrow, Macerata plays host to Cuneo in the Champions League Playoffs 12 first leg. Funnily enough, they will meet in the league as well on Sunday 5, which will make it three encounters in 8 days between the two club as the return games is scheduled on the 8th.

“Definitely strange to meet the same team three times in just 8 days, at least at this period of the year – said Jiri Kovar – it really seems like a playoffs series and that’s the way we have to think about it. This first game is extremely important, we really want to do well in Europe, but I don’t think we will have more pressure by playing home because with the new regulations you need to win both games to go through”.