A press conference was held with the participation of our head coach Samir Abasov and Paraguayan footballer Cesar Meza Colli before the match between HJK and Neftchi, which will be held on August 12 at 20:00 Baku time at the Bolt Arena within the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. . First, the head coach shared his thoughts about the game:

"Tomorrow we will meet two teams playing in different styles. We like to play more with the ball, to build a game, and the opponent can put good pressure and counter-attacks. HJK gave us dangerous moments in the first match. It will be seen tomorrow how much it will be a problem for us to play on the artificial pitch, but we do not think about it. Meza Kolli is ready to play on such pitches. Everything is OK. The players feel good. We understand why we came here. Although the 2: 2 score in the first game was not a good result for us, we want to return with a successful result. We will do our best for this. "

Then Cesar Meza Collie said: “Tomorrow we will have a difficult game. We will try to fulfill the tasks of our head coach and return to Baku with a victory.

Then Samir Abasov answered the questions of the media: “If we win, it will not create additional pressure that our team will provide the group stage, on the contrary, we can solve many things tomorrow. We understand that it will be a difficult game. We hope that everything will be fine. We have no worries. Putting everything aside, we must represent Azerbaijan with dignity tomorrow and return with good results. What we did for Baku for HJK is equal to what they did to us, but we should not be affected by external factors. Hugo Basto has not trained with us for more than a week due to a coronavirus infection. He was isolated from the team because his test result was positive. As for Namik Alaskarov, he went to Turkey to make a mask for his face. After returning from there, he trains under the supervision of a fitness coach Edu. He did not come here due to injury. Our club will provide detailed information about his transfer.

The answer of the Paraguayan footballer to the questions of the media was as follows: I feel very happy from the day I came to Neftchi. I am very pleased with the coaches and my teammates. I will try to be more useful to the team tomorrow. "