Revivo and Camara out for Toto Cup semi-final, Layous gets a chance
Maccabi Tel Aviv is taking the semi-final against Maccabi Netanya seriously (Sunday, 20:00, Sport4), but will make several changes due to the workload. Sayed Abu Farchi is included in the squad despite an expected departure, and Hisham Layous returns after a long absence.
Despite the fact that he is expected to leave Maccabi Tel Aviv in the coming week, Sayed Abu Farchi will be in the team's squad for the Toto Cup semi-final match tomorrow (Sunday, 20:00, Sport4) against Maccabi Netanya.
It remains unclear if he will receive minutes, but at Maccabi Tel Aviv it was decided that as long as the deal has not been officially signed, Abu Farchi will remain part of the team.
The club is taking the match very seriously, as it is a semi-final of the third most important competition in the country. "Maccabi Tel Aviv respects the Toto Cup and wants to field as many starting players as possible, despite the load after the match on Thursday in Sofia," said a club source.
At the same time, a number of players who started on Thursday in Europe will not play tomorrow. Ali Muhammad Camara was injured in Sofia and will not be fit for the match; the club is aiming to get him ready for the meeting against FC Lugano on Thursday. Roy Revivo, who started in Sofia, will not be in the squad tomorrow after being sent off in the team's victory in the Champion of Champions match.
One player who has been called up and will dress after a very long period, during which he was also on loan at Levadiakos in Greece, is Hisham Layous. The midfielder may remain with the team for the upcoming season, after coach Kenny Miller was impressed by his performance in training.
