Kick-off on 12.08.23 17:00.

The Wolves suffered a defeat in their first friendly match against the Romanian Sepsi, conceding in the eighty-ninth minute (0-1), but after that, they didn't lose during the offseason. The green-and-yellow team faced Oţelul (2-2), Vienna Rapid (1-1), Austrian Hartberg (3-2), and Grazer AK (4-1), and then settled for a draw with Colosseum (3-3). The Lviv team secured seven wins out of nine control matches. Exceptions were the matches against Epitsentr (0-0) and Dnipro-1 (0-4).

The Polissia - Rukh match can be watched online. The champion of the First League wanted to sign Konoplyanka, but Yevheniy chose CFR Cluj. Newcomer Smolyakov, who played for Inhulets, was attracted by the club's ambitions. According to him, the Zhytomyr team have just entered the elite league and are already striving to reach the European zone. In July, the Wolves opened a training center building. Oleksandr Nazarenko was suspended from Dnipro-1 training due to a preliminary agreement with the green-and-yellow team. Usyk signed a one-year contract; the boxer used to play football in his youth.

Eighteen-year-old defender Danyil Checher joined the U-19 team from Inhulets' youth squad. Goalkeeper Yashkov left Polissia, having not managed to break into the first team in almost three years. The champion of the First League signed former Montpellier player - Makuan. The Polissia - Rukh game can be watched online.

Rukh extended contracts with leaders Pankiv and Klimchuk (nine goals in twenty-seven matches last season). Defender Sych returned to the yellow-and-black team's squad after a loan spell at Kortrijk. The Lviv club are ready to finance UPL TV with two million dollars.

The silver medalist of the First League 2019/20 is among the contenders for Tverdokhlib, and Mynai wants to receive three hundred thousand for the player. The youth team of Juventus have shown interest in Rukh's sixteen-year-old goalkeeper Kharechko. Hlib Savchuk has gone on loan to Podillia. The Polissia - Rukh match can be watched online.

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