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Trabzonspor will take on Hungarian side Ferencvaros at Papara Park in the UEFA Europa League play-off round, with new signing Mohamed Salah expected to make his first start in front of the club's home supporters.
The match will kick off at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ATV. Croatian referee Igor Pajac will oversee the fixture, assisted by Bojan Zobenica and Ivan Mihalj.
Trabzonspor entered the Europa League at the play-off stage after lifting last season's Ziraat Turkish Cup, the country's domestic cup competition, and will look to build up an advantage before the return leg.
Salah is expected to be included in the starting lineup against Ferencvaros, which would also mark his first appearance for Trabzonspor at home.
The Egyptian player made his debut after coming on in the 58th minute of Trabzonspor's match against Kasimpasa, while the Ferencvaros fixture is set to give him his first opportunity to meet the club's supporters at Papara Park.
Trabzonspor will, however, go into the match without four injured players. Okay Yokuslu and Batagov were left out of the UEFA squad because of long-term injuries, while Folcarelli and Muci remain under treatment and will also miss the game.
The Ferencvaros clash will be Trabzonspor's 156th match in European competition.
Across their previous 155 European fixtures, the Black Sea club have recorded 56 wins, 39 draws and 60 defeats, scoring 194 goals while conceding 209.
Trabzonspor's European journey dates back to the 1976-77 season and has included appearances across the European Cup and UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and Europa League, European Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and UEFA Conference League.
Supporters have also shown strong interest in Trabzonspor's first home match of the season, with tickets released during the week reported to be close to selling out.
The stands at the 41,000-capacity Papara Park are expected to be full as Trabzonspor look to take the upper hand against Ferencvaros in the first leg.
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