Sowetan

Will these two attackers fire?

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Leonardo Castro (Chiefs)

Not blessed with pace, Castro’s potent weapon is his copious work rate. The 29-year-old Colombian is expected to be a thorn in the Pirates backline’s flesh tomorrow. Castro has scored eight goals and assisted four times in 26 games in all competitio­ns this term. Castro scored Chiefs’s goal in the last derby, the TKO semifinal loss in November last year. His aerial prowess makes him a threat at set-pieces.

Justin Shonga (Pirates)

Having already banged in eight goals and notched up five assists in 28 games across all competitio­ns, Shonga is the focal point when Bucs attack. Proving his big-game temperamen­t, the attacker, 22, scored the winner in the previous Soweto derby when Pirates outfoxed Chiefs 2-1 in the Telkom Knockout semifinal in November last year. His agility, combined with his ability to fire off powerful shots with either foot makes Shonga special.

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