The date circled in red was January 26th, when Torino will visit the Domus. Too soon. For Zito Luvumbo 's return to the field we will have to wait until the match on February 5th against Roma. At least.
Because his Angola flies to the African Cup of Nations , and after two matches surprisingly finds itself at the top of the group. After the draw in their debut against the favorite Algeria, last night they suffered a scalp against Mauritania , a 3-2 defeat. Even without the contribution of the Cagliari striker, who entered in the final quarter of an hour and with the result already achieved.
Luvumbo and his teammates will close the first phase on Tuesday, against Burkina Faso , but the chances of qualifying for the round of 16 are already very high. In fact, the top two from each of the six groups qualify for the round of 16, plus the four best third-placed teams. With a draw Angola would be sure not only of qualification, but also of first place (Algeria and Burkina Faso drew 2-2). But going through to the next round could also come with a defeat. The round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations will be played between 27 and 30 January.
This is the ranking of group D: Angola 4 (4 goals scored, 3 conceded), Burkina Faso 4 (3 goals scored, 2 conceded), Algeria 2 (3 goals scored, 3 conceded), Mauritania 0 (2 goals scored, 4 conceded ).
(Unioneonline/L.Ne.)
