Saturday’s double training session was held at Nea Mesimvria. In the morning, players hit the gym to lift weights and then went to the pitch for physical condition drills. Despite having a leave of absence, Miguel Vítor and Giorgos Katsikas attended the morning session.

In the evening, players were treated to a session with tactics and a training match in reduced space. Dimitris Papadopoulos took a leave of absence to take care of personal issues, while Eyal Golasadidn’t participate in trainings, as he observes the Jewish Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), during which all normal work is forbidden.

Also absent were internationals Giannis Skondras, Alexandros Tziolis, Dimitris Salpingidis, Stefanos Athanasiadis, Panagiotis Glykos, Răzvan Raț, Róbert Mak and Ergys Kace. Efthymis Koulouris, Stelios Pozoglou and Dimitris Deligiannidis will also join the absentees’ list next week, as they have been called to Greece U19 squad.