There will be fireworks when KF Tirana and FK Crvena Zvezda face each other at Air Albania Stadium in the Champions League second qualifying round. Crvena Zvezda rolled over Europa of Gibraltar in the previous round, with El Fardou Ben scoring a hat-trick. Since boss Dejan Stankovic lack in centre-forwards, the Comoros international will lead the line for the visiting team. Yet another man to watch in the away team will be Aleksandar Katai, who returned to Crvena Zvezda to help the Serbian giants book their place in the Champions League group stages for the third time in a row. Make the best sports bet with Betpawa and win a cool cash prize!
Tirana, on the other hand, did well to shock Dinamo Tbilisi in Georgia to set up a meeting with the Serbian champions. Anyhow, away win should be considered as Crvena Zvezda are more experienced side. The two teams meet for the first time ever in European competitions. To make a great deal, use the Sportybet platform that offers analytical tools and the best odds.
Richmond Boakye is a Ghana international who plays for Serbian champions Crvena Zvezda. Boakye was born in Agogo, Ghana on January 28, 1993 and 17 years later he started his senior career at Genoa. After scoring one goal in six appearances in the league for the Rossoblu, Boakye joined Sassuolo on loan in 2011. The Ghanaian attacker was producing fine performances with the Neroverdi in the Italian top flight and, as a result, Juventus owners decided to sign a contract with him.
However, he was immediately sent on loan to his former club Sassuolo where he scored 11 goals in 32 appearances in the 2012/2013 season. Boakye played for Elche, Atalanta and Latina before joining Serbian side Red Star Belgrade. The Ghana international quickly established himself as the team’s key attacker, helping the “crveno-beli” win the 2017/2018 season.
After making 15 appearances for Jiangsu Suning, he returned to Crvena Zvezda in the summer of 2018 as Vladan Milojevic’s men booked their place in the Champions League group stages. Boakye scored his first goal for Ghana on his debut against China.
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Crvena Zvezda are the most famous club in Balkans. The Crveno-beli have 19 Yugoslav First League titles and have won eight domestic trophies since the breakup of Yugoslavia. Crvena Zvezda won their last league title in the 2015/2016 season, with the team finishing the campaign no less than 28 points clear of Partizan.
Speaking of Partizan, the Crno-beli are considered Crvena Zvezda’s bitterest rivals and the two teams meet in the “Eternal derby” (Veciti derbi). The capital club did well to win the European Cup title in 1991, with the team beating Olympique Marseile on penalties in the title game. That is considered the club’s biggest success, but it has to be noted that the Serbian club won the International Cup later in 1991. Crvena Zvezda outclassed Colo Colo of Chile (3-0) at National Stadium in Tokyo.
The likes of Dejan Savicevic, Vladimir Jugovic, Dragan Stojkovic, Dragoslav Sekularac, Rajko Mitic, Dusan Savic, Nemanja Vidic and Dejan Stankovic are some of the famous footballers who played for Crvena Zvezda in the past.
