Raul Florucz revealed that the media in Croatia also motivated the dragons: “They said that Rijeka is the favorite. We spoke on the field”
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In Croatia, he played in their second league, and in the jersey of Olimpija, he sank the Croatian runner-up. Raul Florucz delivered another outstanding performance in the green-and-white jersey, increasingly proving himself as the next big selling asset for Ljubljana. The Austrian needed just over a minute to strike the back of the net in the sold-out Stožice stadium, leaving the visitors unable to recover from the early deficit. After the match, which Olimpija won 5-0, Raul Florucz candidly admitted that the team was also motivated by the numerous reports from the Croatian media declaring Rijeka as the absolute favorite.
“Before the match, I said that we don’t talk much at press conferences; we prefer to speak on the pitch. They said Rijeka was the favorite and that Croatian football is better than Slovenian. We kept quiet. In the end, we said everything on the field. We flew on the wings of our fans,” Raul Florucz explained after demolishing Rijeka and advancing to the Conference League.
The 23-year-old, who came to Slovenia from Zagreb’s Jarun, also addressed the disgraceful behavior of the fans from Rujevica, which cast a dark shadow over Croatian football and undoubtedly earned their club severe sanctions from UEFA: “I understand the euphoria, and I understand their frustrations, but this shouldn’t happen. Throwing objects at our fans… There were children, families… I don’t know what to say.“
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