He signed one of the most high-profile transfers, but the eternal derby for Josip Ilicic comes too soon
On Saturday, the 150. the eternal derby Olimpija and Maribor will play this time in Ljubljana. The match at the Stožice stadium will kick off at 20.15 and the guests from the capital of Styria will of course do their best to close the gap on Olimpija. The Dragons got off to a great start to the new season, escaping Maribor by thirteen points. And that says everything about the importance of the eternal derby ahead of the Violets.
That’s why it would certainly be unique for Maribor to be able to count on Josip Iličić as well. But this time the eternal derby will unfortunately be without one of the best Slovenian footballers of all time. As Damir Krznar, Maribor coach, revealed, Jojo is simply not in a condition to help his new club. And as if the poor physical condition wasn’t enough, Iličić was also hampered by an injury.
Achilles tendon problems
“Jojo is still not ready. I hear that the media is saying that he might play, but I will save Olimpija the worry and say publicly that Iličić is not ready to play yet. Josip has some problems with his Achilles tendon, so that’s another little extra brake, so we have to be a bit more careful with him. He is currently participating in most of the training sessions and we believe that we will be able to rely on him in two or three weeks,“, Damir Krznar, who will not be on the bench of the Štajerska team for the eternal derby, revealed at the press conference. He was banned by the Football Association of Slovenia for two yellow cards for one match.
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