Orlando Pirates could be forced to make a big decision on Sipho Chaine and two other influential stars ahead of the team's upcoming match.
Coming from a big victory on the weekend where they defeated perennial rivals Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 at FNB Stadium on Saturday, the Buccaneers will aim to maintain their form when they face Sekhukhune United in their next fixture, to remain in the title race with Mamelodi Sundowns who opened the gap to six points again with their 4-0 win over Golden Arrows on Sunday.
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With Pirates set for another big clash on Saturday with a visit to Mamelodi Sundowns at Loftus Versveld Stadium, Jose Riveiro and his technical team could be forced to sacrifice Chaine again.
During the preparations for this past weekend's Soweto derby, Bucs had Chaine out of their previous fixture against Richards Bay FC in the Nedbank Cup to save him from possible suspension.
The team's number one goalkeeper is on three yellow cards for the campaign and will be automatically suspended for one match should he pick up one more card in any of the coming fixtures.
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With the crucial top-of-the-table clash looming against the defending champions, the Soweto giants could sacrifice Chaine again for the Sekhukhune midweek fixture to save him for the weekend and give a chance for Melusi Buthelezi who did well against Richards Bay.
Meanwhile, Bucs also have two other stars walking the suspension tightrope in Thabiso Sesane and Kabelo Dlamini who picked up their respective third yellow cards of the campaign in the game against Chiefs and a decision could be made on them too with the Sundowns clash in mind for Riveiro who himself is on three cautions.
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By Masebe Qina
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