FC Lugano secure third place in the European Cup with a 4-0 home win against Basel on the final matchday of this Super League season. Sion must now keep their fingers crossed for St. Gallen in the cup final.
In the final round of the Championship Group, Lugano and Sion fought a long-distance duel for third place and thus participation in next season's Conference League qualifiers.
Because Sion only drew 3-3 with Young Boys in Bern, Lugano, who had a two-point lead over the Valais side before the final round, could even have afforded to lose. However, the Ticino side showed no weakness in their last game at the venerable Cornaredo before moving to the new stadium next door and deservedly defeated Basel 4-0.
Meanwhile, Sion must hope that second-placed St. Gallen do not lose their third cup final in the last five years against lower-ranked Lausanne-Ouchy on Whit Sunday. If the team from eastern Switzerland triumphs, Sion, in fourth place in the Super League, will join Lugano in the 2nd qualifying round for the Conference League in the summer. St. Gallen, on the other hand, would qualify for the Europa League.
A week before the cup final, St. Gallen only gained limited confidence with a 1:1 draw against sensational champions Thun. The Bernese Oberlanders picked up a point for the first time after four defeats since splitting the table.
Comments on the game
Lugano - Basel 4:0 (2:0)
SR Schnyder. - Goals: 10 Behrens (Alioski) 1:0. 36 Behrens (Alioski) 2:0. 52 Steffen 3:0. 56 Koutsias 4:0.
Lugano: Von Ballmoos; Papadopoulos, Mai, Delcroix; Zanotti, Mahmoud (79. Kendouci), Bislimi (86. Ajdin), Cimignani (80. Pihlström), Alioski; Steffen (59. Bottani); Behrens (46. Koutsias).
Basel: Salvi; Rüegg (46. Tsunemoto), Omeragic, Daniliuc, Schmid; Koindredi, Leroy, Bacanin (62. Shaqiri); Salah (62. Cissé), Ajeti (62. Koloto), Duranville (30. Soticek).
Remarks: Cautions: 27 Rüegg, 30 Papadopoulos, 39 Bacanin, 85 Zanotti.
The live ticker for review
FC Lugano
FC Basel
- Kevin Behrens - 1:0 (10.)
- Kevin Behrens - 2:0 (36.)
- Renato Steffen - 3:0 (52.)
- Georgios Koutsias - 4:0 (56.)
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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56.
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52.
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36.
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10.
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90.+2.End of 2nd half
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86.Substitution in FC Lugano
Gjan Ajdin
Midfielder
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86.Substitution out FC Lugano
Uran Bislimi
Midfielder
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85.Yellow card FC Lugano
Mattia Zanotti
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80.Substitution in FC Lugano
Elias Pihlstrom
Midfielder
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80.Substitution out FC Lugano
Yanis Cimignani
Midfielder
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79.Substitution in FC Lugano
Ahmed Kendouci
Midfielder
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79.Substitution out FC Lugano
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud
Midfielder
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62.Substitution in FC Basel
Xherdan Shaqiri
Midfielder
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62.Substitution out FC Basel
Andrej Bacanin
Midfielder
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62.Substitution in FC Basel
Giacomo Koloto
Striker
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62.Substitution out FC Basel
Albian Ajeti
Striker
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62.Substitution in FC Basel
Moussa Cissé
Defender
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62.Substitution out FC Basel
Ibrahim Salah
Striker
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59.Substitution in FC Lugano
Mattia Bottani
Midfielder
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59.Substitution out FC Lugano
Renato Steffen
Striker
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56.Goal for FC Lugano, 4:0 through Georgios Koutsias
Georgios Koutsias
Striker
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52.Goal for FC Lugano, 3:0 through Renato Steffen
Renato Steffen
Striker
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46.Substitution in FC Basel
Keigo Tsunemoto
Defender
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46.Substitution out FC Basel
Kevin Rüegg
Defender
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46.Substitution in FC Lugano
Georgios Koutsias
Striker
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46.Substitution out FC Lugano
Kevin Behrens
Striker
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+4.End of 1st half
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39.Yellow card FC Basel
Andrej Bacanin
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36.Goal for FC Lugano, 2:0 through Kevin Behrens (Ezgjan Alioski)
Kevin Behrens
Striker
Assist: Ezgjan Alioski
Midfielder
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30.Yellow card FC Lugano
Antonios Papadopoulos
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29.Substitution in FC Basel
Marin Soticek
Striker
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29.Substitution out FC Basel
Julien Duranville
Striker
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27.Yellow card FC Basel
Kevin Rüegg
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10.Goal for FC Lugano, 1:0 through Kevin Behrens (Ezgjan Alioski)
Kevin Behrens
Striker
Assist: Ezgjan Alioski
Midfielder
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1.Start of the match
