Zlatanovic Out, Shabiro Expected to Start for Netanya Against Maccabi Haifa

After suffering a 4-3 loss to Bnei Reina in the first round, Netanya will attempt to recover from the disappointing start in a challenging home game. Igor Zlatanovic is suffering from a hamstring strain and is not expected to be in the squad for tomorrow’s game. Zlatanovic has been in excellent scoring form lately, and Itamar Shabiro is expected to replace him in the starting lineup. Based on training sessions in the past two days, it appears Balbul is unsure whether to continue with a four-back defense, like last week, or switch to a three-back system, giving his full-backs more freedom. Yuval Shade is in the running for a starting spot, while there’s a chance Itai Ben Shabbat, who didn’t perform well in the previous game, will receive another chance from the coach. The newcomer, Z’anio Bickel, is likely to start in midfield, having trained multiple times alongside Maksim Plakushchenko and Maor Levi, who will be facing their former team.