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The Kauno Zalgiris Sentinel
26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
The dugout26 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Amine Benchaib
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Amine Benchaib, and the manager let it.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Lukas Simkus out for 14 days
The medical room confirms 14 days on the sidelines for Lukas Simkus, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
Fedor Černych has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Kauno Zalgiris will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
In brief
- The dugout A door opens for Nosa Iyobosa Edokpolor
- Market Yukiyoshi Karashima linked with a move away
- Squad Anthony Kalik is training like a man with a point to make
- Squad Arvydas Barauskas is fit again