Tout Puissant Mazembe

With an average of five goals per game at home this season (six against Rojolu, Mochudi and Dauphins Noirs, 2 against Vita, so 20 in 4 matches) Ravens will enter the second round with that psychological edge. In the opposite; a team of Orlando that comes to attack, according to its coach, an attitude that announces a very spectacular game and a hard-fought match on Sunday.

Arrived in Lubumbashi on a chartered flight around 14.30 (local time), the team of Orlando quickly joined the Grand Hotel Karavia. Instead of 32 people "regulations", the South Africans came at 35 persons, but the duty of hospitality led the TPM to take extra expenses.

Rogerio Paulo César DE SA, Orlando Pirates coach was in front of the Congolese media in the press room of the TPM stadium with his captain on Saturday evening. The coach of the Buccaneers scanned this eighth-final second leg of the Champions League: "We are not in Lubumbashi to simply park our bus and then train. We have a big challenge in front of a large Africa to snatch qualification in the quarterfinals of the CAF Champions League. "

Questioned on his strategy, DE SA observed: "Mazembe will do everything at all costs to go up to two goals, so playing behind him would make its game easy. For us, we will play like we did in the first leg in attacking to score. "

Regarding the motivator element; that will allow its players to play, the South African technician born in Mozambique said: "We had no hope of winning the South African championship that was our guarantee for the two recent years. To further extend our season, bringing the African qualification will remobilize our fans and we will be good."

On the question of whether he had fully staffed to deal with Mazembe Rogerio DE SA has wanted to give any reference to the media. And his captain Lucky Letlhohonolo LEGKWATHI, the climbing of the South African football on the continent informs about the ambitions of the club: "We are in Lubumbashi to defend the colors of the South African Republic. Today, we begin to talk about our football; we want to go far in the competition. It will not be easy but we will fight to get there.”   He said.

To take Orlando Pirates to end on Sunday to offer fans a starry evening. The TPM is accustomed to difficult situations will prevail first 2-0, a score of 3-1 in favor of TPM send the two teams directly to the taking of kicks at goal, a difference of two goals but 4-2, 5-3, 6-4, etc.., in favor of TPM would qualify Orlando. There are goals to score and a defense for the Ravens to lock if they want to be in the top eight African. Impossible isn’t...?