Video highlights Lugano is shown up by Backa Topola - Bottani sees red

Lugano suffers its first defeat in the third game of the Conference League. The Ticino team lost 1:4 to the underdog Backa Topola in northern Serbia.

Lugano's slip-up against FK TSC from Backa Topola, who had previously scored no points and no goals, was not to be expected. However, the first defeat and the first goals conceded by the Swiss champions in the competition's new league system were deserved, given the strength of the field in Backa Topola's small but attractive stadium. Petar Stanic and Milos Pantovic each scored twice for the home team, while Mahmoud Belhadj only briefly reduced the deficit for Lugano to 1:2.

Lugano's weak opening phase in particular proved to be their undoing. The Superliga side, who were without in-form attacker Ignacio Aliseda but otherwise rotated very little, were 0:1 down after just four minutes. The score was 0:6 after a quarter of an hour and 1:11 after 30 minutes from the visitors' perspective.

Stanic gave the hosts, who were clearly the better side in the early stages, the lead after four minutes with a magnificent shot from 19 meters into the far corner. The supposedly timely equalizer by Hicham Mahou with the first chance did not count due to offside, and the 1-2 by Belhadj after an hour did not last a minute.

Lugano's battle for a place in the top eight and a direct place in the round of 16 continues in three weeks' time with a home game against Gent. The Belgians picked up their second win against Omonia Nicosia (1-0) on Thursday.

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Backa Topola - Lugano 4:1 (1:0)

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Goals: 4. Stanic 1:0. 59. Pantovic 2:0. 61. Belhadj 2:1. 62. Stanic (Stevanovic) 3:1. 83. Pantovic (Cirkovic) 4:1.

Backa Topola: Ilic; Jovanovic, Djordjevic, Stevanovic, Petrovic; Radin; Djakovac (72. Pejic), Stanic; Banjac (82. Sos), Pantovic (90. Mboungou), Cirkovic.

Lugano: Saipi; Brault-Guillard, Papadopoulos, Hajdari, Marques (64. Valenzuela); Grgic (82. Przybylko), Belhadj (64. Bottani); Steffen, Dos Santos (64. Bislimi), Mahou (73. Cimignani); Vladi.

Remarks: 89th red card against Bottani. Cautions: 46 Radin (suspended for next match), 57 Cirkovic, 58 Belhadj, 70 Hajdari, 70 Jovanovic.

TSC Backa Topola

Completed

4:1

(1:0)

FC Lugano

• Petar Stanic - 1:0 (4.)
• Milos Pantovic - 2:0 (59.)
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• Petar Stanic - 3:1 (62.)
• Milos Pantovic - 4:1 (83.)

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• (61.) 2:1 - Hadj Mahmoud
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83.
62.
61.
59.
32.
14.
Backa Topola hits the post - Lugano in luck
4.
Stanić puts Backa Topola in the lead with a hammer
90.+5.
End of 2nd half
90.+2.
Substitution in TSC Backa Topola
Prestige Mboungou
Striker
90.+2.
Substitution out TSC Backa Topola
Milos Pantovic
Striker
90.
Yellow card TSC Backa Topola
Bence Sós
90.
Red card FC Lugano (direct)
Mattia Bottani
83.
Goal for TSC Backa Topola, 4:1 through Milos Pantovic (Aleksandar Cirkovic)
Milos Pantovic
Striker
Assist: Aleksandar Cirkovic
Striker
82.
Substitution in TSC Backa Topola
Bence Sós
Striker
82.
Substitution out TSC Backa Topola
Mihajlo Banjac
Striker
82.
Substitution in FC Lugano

Kacper Przybylko
Striker
82.
Substitution out FC Lugano

Anto Grgic
Midfielder
73.
Substitution in FC Lugano
Yanis Cimignani
Midfielder
73.
Substitution out FC Lugano

Hicham Mahou
Midfielder
72.
Substitution in TSC Backa Topola
Aleksa Pejic
Midfielder
72.
Substitution out TSC Backa Topola
Ifet Djakovac
Midfielder
70.
Yellow card TSC Backa Topola
Stefan Jovanovic
69.
Yellow card FC Lugano
Albian Hajdari
63.
Substitution in FC Lugano
Mattia Bottani
Midfielder
63.
Substitution out FC Lugano
Hadj Mahmoud
Midfielder
63.
Substitution in FC Lugano

Milton Valenzuela
Defender
63.
Substitution out FC Lugano
Martim Marques
Defender
63.
Substitution in FC Lugano
Uran Bislimi
Midfielder
63.
Substitution out FC Lugano
Daniel Dos Santos
Midfielder
62.
Goal for TSC Backa Topola, 3:1 through Petar Stanic (Aleksandar Cirkovic)
Petar Stanic
Midfielder
Assist: Aleksandar Cirkovic
Striker
61.
Goal for FC Lugano, 2:1 through Hadj Mahmoud
Hadj Mahmoud
Midfielder
59.
Goal for TSC Backa Topola, 2:0 through Milos Pantovic
Milos Pantovic
Striker
57.
Yellow card FC Lugano
Hadj Mahmoud
56.
Yellow card TSC Backa Topola
Aleksandar Cirkovic
46.
Yellow card TSC Backa Topola
Milán Rádin
46.
Kick-off 2nd half
45.+3.
End of 1st half
4.
Goal for TSC Backa Topola, 1:0 through Petar Stanic
Petar Stanic
Midfielder
1.
Start of the match