GNK Dinamo Zagreb travel to Vukovar for the Croatian Cup Round of 16 match on Tuesday, October 4. The team arrives off a 3-2 league win over Lokomotiva and with top scorer Dion Drena Beljo in excellent form.
Dinamo secured an important victory in their last HNL match against Lokomotiva. Beljo scored twice and Niko Galešić once, lifting the team to first place in the league with 16 points from seven games. Beljo, with 9 goals in 6 appearances this season, is clearly the club's most efficient player, and his form will be needed in the cup competition as well.
The opponent in Vukovar is a team Dinamo already beat 4-1 back in April this year. Although that was a league match, the scoreline indicates a quality gap. Dinamo's form in the last five matches reads three wins, one draw, and one loss, and in the Cup they comfortably progressed past Bedem Ivankovo with a 4-0 win in the previous round.
For this match, the manager is likely to rotate the squad, giving chances to players who have featured less in the league. However, given the importance of every competition, a serious approach is expected. Following this duel, Dinamo faces a key away derby against Hajduk Split in the league on October 10, which will be a real test for the squad.
