Donetsk Miner flew to Zaporozhye, where in the 23rd round of the Ukrainian Premier League he will meet with Lugansk Zarya. In preparation for the upcoming match, the Pitmen trained at Torpedo Stadium.

It is worth noting that in July 2003, the ex-captain of the “orange-black” Dario Srna, who is now part of the coaching staff of Luis Castro, made his debut in this arena.. Croatian specialist shared memories from that meeting.

" It was July 2003. Shakhtar then won 3-0. Even after many years I remember who was in the composition:

Pletikosa, Gai, Pazhin, Tymoshchuk, Popov, Rat, Bakharev, Vukich, Lewandowski, Sparrow and Brandau "

“In the 76th minute, Bernd Schuster let me replace, just instead of Brandau. Good memories, it’s nice to be here again after so many years, ”Srna told Shakhtar’s press service in a comment.

Recall that the match Zarya Lugansk - Shakhtar Donetsk will be held on March 15 at the Slavutich Arena. The start of the match is scheduled for 14:00 Kiev time.

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