– I saw Malmö’s qualifier against Salzburg last year, and I was really surprised how good they were. And so they played the course since the Champions League group stage, recall Zalgiris sports director Mindaugas Nikolicius.
He realizes that there is great difference between his own club and Malmö FF and is reminiscent of the difference in sales, “Malmö € 25 million, against only two million of us.”
Normally, between 1000 and 3000 spectators to Zalgiris matches in the league. But it tends to be crowded in Europe the game, and then it’s around 5000 that apply.
– Just today I signed the contract with a former U21 players from Brazil, Lucas Gaúcho. He is ready for play for Malmo matches, and it is he who we hope will be the new great goalscorer, says Nikolicius in meeting with Radiosporten in Vilnius on Monday afternoon.
Otherwise, it is a 36 year old captain in midfield as the greenish Lithuanian club leaning against, Deividas Semberas, 15 years behind the CSKA Moscow, where he played with Rasmus Elm.
The club, which has a wolf symbol, has shown its
Listen to the story and hear which MFF players who are most familiar – and not least how Zalgiris should be pronounced. The name derives from Lithuanian history and a famous battle against the arch-enemy of Poland.
Malmo FF starts at home on July 15, before the Zalgiris receive in the Lithuanian capital the following week.
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