Roar to exploit Sydney’s gruelling Cup win

If there’s a good time to get the reigning A-League champions, it’s this weekend.

The Sky Blues go into the match after playing two hours of football on Tuesday night when they beat Adelaide United 2-1 in the FFA Cup final.

Star man Milos Ninkovic limped off in the 62nd minute, while player-of-the-match Adrian Mierzejewski is another who may struggle to back up.

“I’m pretty sure there are going to be a couple of changes to the Sydney team,” Roar coach John Aloisi said.

A Sydney FC spokesman remained hopeful that Ninkovic would play on Saturday night.

“We expect him to be fit at this stage and will closely monitor his progression over the coming days,” the spokesman said.

Sydney’s Brazilian striker Bobo, who scored his side’s extra-time winner on Tuesday, said it would be business as usual this weekend.

“We can take a lot of confidence from (the Cup final win) but we’ve still got a job to do on Saturday night and we look forward now to the next game,” Bobo said.

“We have two days of recovery [training] and then we’ll be ready for the A-League game (against the Roar),” he said.

It’s the second year in succession the Roar have been the next opponent of the FFA Cup winners.

Last season it was Melbourne City, who three days after beating Sydney 1-0 in the Cup decider were held to a 1-1 draw by the Roar at AAMI Park.