Two clubs looking to return to form will do battle today in a friendly between Borussia Dortmund and Chievo Verona. The match scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET will be held at Cashpoint Arena in Austria and can be live streamed here free.
Having seen his star striker, Robert Lewandowski, transfer to Bayern Munich, Jurgen Klopp has seamlessly transitioned to his next front man. The acquisition of Ciro Immobile will provide the Dortmund boss a finishing touch he'll require to challenge for the Bundesliga crown.
"We expect a lot from him," said club captain and teammate Sebastien Kehl (via Goal). "It has been seen that he is a true poacher if he has the chance. It has been noted already in the first few days that he is a really open, accessible type. In the training camp, we will get to know him even better."
Klopp echoed those sentiments, adding: "He has hardly trained and has already shown his goalscoring ability."
Immobile will look to continue impressing against Chievo Verona this afternoon.
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Controlling the midfield for Borussia Dortmund this afternoon is Nuri Sahin. The 25-year-old made 34 league appearances last season, averaging 3.5 tackles and 2.6 interceptions per match. One area Sahin can improve upon to better Dortmund's chances of victory is in his passing game. Though he averaged 60.6 passes per match, he only managed to complete them with a 79.3 success rate.
Borussia Dortmund's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Bonmann, Piszczek, Subotic, Zimmermann, Schmelzer, Sahin, Kirch, Hofmann, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang, Immobile
Chievo Verona's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Squizzi; Biraghi, Gamberini, Papp, Frey; Mangani, Hetemaj; Kupisz, Bellomo, Meggiorini; Pellissier
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