| CFR Cluj somehow managed to sneak through the first leg without conceding a goal. Three qualifying matches, three clean sheet an impressive statistic. In the first round, the Romanians faced Paksi. The first leg ended 0-0 so the club has experience with that. The following home game was won 3-0, a result every Cluj fan would of course, welcome against Lugano on Thursday even though two of the three goals came shortly before the final whistle. Nevertheless, the positive impression remains, but things are somewhat different in the domestic league. Three rounds have passed here, and after a narrow 2-1 opening win, there has only been one draw and, most recently one defeat. Cluj last participated in a Europa League group stage in 2020, a long time ago now. However, when it comes to international qualification, the Romanian representative definitely has more experience than Lugano. Lugano must have been disappointed by the result in the first leg 0-0 as they now lost their home advantage. On top of that, the team knows they messed up their opening campaign in the Super League. The home defeat against Thun was 1-2. Although the opponents had 21 shots on goal, only two shots were actually on target and both went in. |
