Orlando Pirates will look to get the job done against Jwaneng Galaxy in the second leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday, to book a ticket to the group stages of the competition.
The Soweto giants claimed a healthy 2-0 win away at the Botswana National Stadium in the first leg to boost their chances of advancing to the next round.
The Buccaneers failed to progress to group stages last season after being knocked out of the competition by the Batswana giants, who are under the tutelage of South African coach Morena Ramoreboli.
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Soweto giants coach Jose Riveiro is well aware of this fact and has warned his charges of complacency heading to the crucial encounter on Saturday, emphasising that the job was incomplete.
"It’s a good result but it is not over, not at all, there is still 90 minutes to play at least,” Riveiro in Botswana's capital of Gaborone after his side's victory in the first leg.
Meanwhile, Galaxy will look to redeem themselves after their disappointing loss in front of their home fans last weekend.
Speaking to the media after his side's defeat Ramoreboli stressed that the tie was far from being finished.
"We need to find strength from losing 2-0 against Orlando Pirates at home and we need to find reasons which will take us into the second leg and say.
"How are we going to play and perform in the second leg because we still have 90 minutes, this was just the first half and the second half can be either way.
"We have the ability and the capability to come back and we'll come back," he said.
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