PSM Makassar Vs Bhayangkara FC Preview: The Guardian Has Not Been Strengthened By Radja Nainggolan

The new Bhayangkara FC player Radja Nainggolan canceled his debut when his team fought PSM Makassar (doc. Bhayangkara FC).

JAKARTA Bhayangkara FC's opportunity to field Radja Nainggolan to make his debut in Liga 1 2023/2024 is confirmed to be delayed because the new player is injured.

Bhayangkara FC is scheduled to play an away match to PSM Makassar headquarters in the 22nd week of Liga 1 2023/2024 at Gelora BJ Habibie Stadium, Friday, December 8, 2023, at 19.00 WIB.

Bhayangkara has just received Radja Nainggolan's signature to navigate the remainder of the season. The former Inter Milan and AS Roma were introduced as The Guardian players on Monday, December 4, 2023.

At first, the Belgian is expected to make his debut against PSM. However, the latest developments say the player has not been able to strengthen his new team.

Actually, the 35-year-old player has left for Makassar with the team. However, a day there he immediately returned to Jakarta for a health check and would not return to Makassar again.

Unable to play the new player is clearly a big loss for Bhayangkara. The reason is, they are hunting numbers to get out of the relegation zone.

Currently Bhayangkara occupies the lowest position in the standings. They collected 11 points from 21 matches or 12 points behind Persita Tangerang, which is the bottom team in the safe zone.

Meanwhile, PSM Makassar's current condition is much better. The troops nicknamed Juku Eja are currently filling 10th place in the standings with a collection of 27 points from the same number of matches.

However, PSM is also not in the best form. In the last five matches, they only won once, got three draws, and lost one when they hosted Persija Jakarta.

In the same time span, Bhayangkara got four draws and lost one. Seeing these statistics, it is very likely that the matches between the two teams can run in balance. One point became a realistic target for both teams

Formation Forecast

PSM Makassar (3-2-4-1): Reza Arya; Daffa Salman, Yuran Fernandes, Erwin Gutawa; Ze Paulo Oliviera, Akbar Tanjung; Adilson Silva, Yakob Sayuri, Kenzo Nambu, Yance Sayuri; Victor Mansaray

Coach: Bernardo Tavares

Bhayangkara FC (4-3-3): Aqil Savik; Putu Gede, Anderson Salles, Marcelo Herrera, Rendika Rama; Reza Kusuma, Zulfahmi Arifin, Matias Mier; Witan, Junior Brandao, Osvaldo Haay

Coach: Mario Gomez