Vilakazi comments on the next Sundowns lineup

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Mamelodi Sundowns are 90 minutes away from winning the club’s second-ever CAF Champions League trophy, which no other South African club has ever done.

PYRAMIDS FC HOST MAMELODI SUNDOWNS IN CAIRO

Last Saturday was the first-leg final. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, but it felt like a defeat for the home side in Tshwane. Lucas Ribeiro’s goal was cancelled out by Walid El Karti in 90 minutes of stoppage time.

Looking ahead to the second leg in Egypt, the former Orlando Pirates forward Bennedict Vilakazi is expecting changes in the Sundowns set-up.

“Sundowns is still in the game it’s up to the coach,” Vilakazi said as quoted by iDiski Times.

“If the coach wants to win the CAF final, it’s easier for him, very, very easy. Just take out [Arthur] Sales for the next game.

“Take out Sales and then you put in Mshishi [Themba Zwane], put in [Lucas] Ribeiro, and then say [Iqraam] Rayners, stay there.

Themba Zwane in action for Mamelodi Sundowns against Cape Town Spurs. Image: IOL

“Put Mshishi and Ribeiro just behind Rayners and then have three midfielders so that we can play because if you don’t have Ribeiro and Mshishi playing in those pockets then Sundowns are going to lose,” Vilakazi concluded.

The match is scheduled to start at 19:00 on Sunday at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt.