Master series could tear
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After three victories in a row for the Croatian record champion Dinamo Zagreb, it set a historical defeat on Saturday. The team from the Italian world champion Fabio Cannavaro lost 0: 4 against the leaders HNK Rijeka. After the first half, HNK already led with three goals and Zagreb had to act outnumbered due to a yellow-red card for the former Herthan Wilfried Kanga from the 38th minute of the game.
Club comparison
Supersport HNL
Supersport HNL
€ 79.95 million
Market value
24.58 million €
€ 9.80 million
Expenses 24/25
500 thousand €
Fabio Cannavaro
trainer
Radomir Djalovic
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Never before, the top club lost higher in the home league, a 0: 4 had only existed twice in the past, most recently 25 years ago. This gives the distance to the HNK on seven points. This season offers a historical opportunity for the club from Rijeka, because the chance of winning the title is as high as it has not been for a long time. They managed the first and only championship in 2017, since Dinamo won the Supersport HNL seven times in a row.
For Zagreb, this defeat is an image of the current season, in which three coaches and an interim coach were already employed. Sergei Jakirovic had to take his hat off after the 9-2 defeat against FC Bayern in September. Interim coach Sandro Perkovic had a victory and defeat in two games before Nenad Bjelica was presented. The former Unioner only reached a dot cut of 1.4 in 15 games and was replaced by Cannavaro after almost 100 days.
The former defender managed to win a respect in the Champions League with a 2-1 win against AC Milan and was also able to win five out of six games in the league and in the cup before the historical defeat followed on Saturday. In the title fight it seems to be running out of HNK Rijeka and Hajduk Split. For Split, there is a chance to be at the top again for the first time since 2005.