Fifth win in a row Lugano flexes its muscles against bottom club Winterthur

FC Lugano's race to catch up in the Super League continues unabated. In the 4:1 home win against bottom-of-the-table Winterthur, the game was practically decided in the first half.

Anto Grgic converted a free kick directly from around 20 meters out after 13 minutes. Even though Renato Steffen missed the 2:0 from the best position eight minutes later, the early lead set the course for an unchallenged home victory against his favorite opponent of recent years. Kevin Behrens and Mattia Zanotti made it 3:0 early on in the first half after excellent work from Daniel Dos Santos.

This was the sixth time in a row that Winterthur failed to score against Lugano, and they also conceded goals 53 to 55 in the championship. The visitors were unable to do more than make it 1:3 through Adrian Hunziker (67th minute), who also had Winterthur's first good opportunity on his feet in the first half, when Lugano shifted down a gear. Hadj Mahmoud then restored the three-goal difference.

Coach Patrick Rahmen once again had more options when choosing his players than he did recently. Compared to the 2-0 defeat in Sion ten days ago, he changed almost all of his personnel. In the absence of Luca Zuffi, who was ill, only Pajtim Kasami and Andrin Hunziker remained in the Winterthur starting eleven alongside goalkeeper Stefanos Kapino.

For Lugano, the absence of the suspended Antonios Papadopoulos in central defense was of no consequence. Damian Kelvin deputized for Papadopoulos alongside Hannes Delcroix and played his part in Lugano's fifth win in a row.

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Lugano - Winterthur 4:1 (3:0)

3229 spectators. - SR Blanco. - Goals: 13. Grgic 1:0. 42. Behrens (Dos Santos) 2:0. 44. Zanotti (Behrens) 3:0. 67. Hunziker (Sidler) 3:1. 79. Mahmoud 4:1.

Lugano: Saipi; Zanotti (63. Brault-Guillard), Kelvin, Delcroix, Martim Marques (30. Alioski); Bislimi, Grgic; Cimignani, Steffen (81. Bottani), Dos Santos (63. Mahmoud); Behrens (81. Koutsias).

Winterthur: Kapino; Sidler, Arnold, Durrer (46. Citherlet), Diaby (46. Dansoko); Kasami (86. Maksutaj), Stéphane Cueni; Rohner (78. Buess), Schneider (46. Golliard), Maluvunu; Hunziker.

Cautions: 4th Hunziker, 49th Kelvin.

FC Lugano

Completed

4:1

(3:0)

FC Winterthur

• Anto Grgic - 1:0 (13.)
• Kevin Behrens - 2:0 (42.)
• Mattia Zanotti - 3:0 (44.)
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• Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud - 4:1 (79.)

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• (67.) 3:1 - Andrin Hunziker
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79.
67.
44.
42.
22.
13.
90.+4.
End of 2nd half
86.
Substitution in FC Winterthur
Leandro Maksutaj
Midfielder
86.
Substitution out FC Winterthur

Pajtim Kasami
Midfielder
81.
Substitution in FC Lugano
Mattia Bottani
Midfielder
81.
Substitution out FC Lugano

Renato Steffen
Midfielder
81.
Substitution in FC Lugano

Georgios Koutsias
Striker
81.
Substitution out FC Lugano

Kevin Behrens
Striker
79.
Goal for FC Lugano, 4:1 through Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud
Midfielder
78.
Substitution in FC Winterthur
Roman Buess
Striker
78.
Substitution out FC Winterthur
Fabian Rohner
Midfielder
67.
Goal for FC Winterthur, 3:1 through Andrin Hunziker (Silvan Sidler)
Andrin Hunziker
Striker
Assist: Silvan Sidler
Defender
63.
Substitution in FC Lugano
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud
Midfielder
63.
Substitution out FC Lugano
Daniel Dos Santos
Midfielder
63.
Substitution in FC Lugano

Zachary Brault-Guillard
Defender
63.
Substitution out FC Lugano

Mattia Zanotti
Defender
49.
Yellow card FC Lugano
Damian Kelvin
46.
Substitution in FC Winterthur
Tibault Citherlet
Defender
46.
Substitution out FC Winterthur
Adrian Durrer
Defender
46.
Substitution in FC Winterthur
Bafode Dansoko
Striker
46.
Substitution out FC Winterthur
Souleymane Diaby
Defender
46.
Substitution in FC Winterthur
Théo Golliard
Midfielder
46.
Substitution out FC Winterthur
Randy Schneider
Midfielder
46.
Kick-off 2nd half
45.+3.
End of 1st half
44.
Goal for FC Lugano, 3:0 through Mattia Zanotti (Kevin Behrens)

Mattia Zanotti
Defender

Assist: Kevin Behrens
Striker
42.
Goal for FC Lugano, 2:0 through Kevin Behrens (Daniel Dos Santos)

Kevin Behrens
Striker
Assist: Daniel Dos Santos
Midfielder
30.
Substitution in FC Lugano

Ezgjan Alioski
Defender
30.
Substitution out FC Lugano
Martim Marques
Defender
13.
Goal for FC Lugano, 1:0 through Anto Grgic

Anto Grgic
Midfielder
4.
Yellow card FC Winterthur
Andrin Hunziker
1.
Start of the match