Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan (ANTARA) - The Barito Putera club is impatient to face defending champions Persija Jakarta in the 2019 Shopee Liga 1 soccer league at the Stadium of 17 Mei Banjarmasin, Monday (20/5), given the long preparations have been made.
Barito coach Jacksen Ferreira Tiago here Sunday said that despite facing the defending champions, the South Kalimantan club continued to aspire a victory over the Jakarta team.
"We cannot avoid opponents, we will eventually meet. This time we immediately fight the defending champions, it doesn't matter, we are getting more enthusiasm to win," he said.
The former Persipura coach claimed to be optimistic about the ability of his team and is expected to be able to perform beautifully for 90 minutes for a victory in the opening match of the Shopee Liga 1 season 2019.
"We are aggressively attacking the team too," said the Brazilian.
Jacksen stated, his foster players were very ready to carry out the strategy prepared to block the pace of Persija Jakarta which was populated by many star players. Preparations have been made for two weeks.
The following are the estimates of Barito Putera players (4-3-3). Yoo Jae Hoon (pg), Nazar Nurzaidin, Donni Monim, Arthur Viera, Riski Pora, Bayu Pradana, Lucas Silva, Evan Dimas, Paulo Sitanggang, Rafael Silva and Samsul Arif.
Barito Putera can't wait to face defending champion Persija
Senin, 20 Mei 2019 5:50 WIB
We cannot avoid opponents, we will eventually meet. This time we immediately fight the defending champions, it doesn't matter, we are getting more enthusiasm to win,