Trabzonspor close their camp with a win: Udinese beaten by Muçi's goal
Trabzonspor beat the Italian side Udinese 1-0 through Ernest Muçi's fourth-minute goal in their final friendly at the Austrian training camp, taking their first win of pre-season.
Trabzonspor faced the Serie A side Udinese in their final test of pre-season on Sunday 2 August and came away 1-0 winners. The goal that settled it for the burgundy-and-blues came as early as the fourth minute, from Ernest Muçi.
The result also goes down as their first win of the camp: Trabzonspor had previously lost 3-0 to Eintracht Frankfurt and 1-0 to Al-Sadd in a friendly at Papara Park. The win over Udinese lifted the mood in their last rehearsal before the league.
The burgundy-and-blues travel to Kasımpaşa on Saturday evening, 15 August, in the opening week of the Süper Lig. The main themes the coaching staff worked on in the closing stages of the camp were attacking productivity and integrating the new signings.
FutbolRadar's assessment: the timing matters as much as the scoreline; an early goal and a clean sheet make for the right kind of close to a pre-season that was looking for results. Muçi's form will be one of the decisive variables in planning the forward line at the start of the season.