ov. Guimarães lost 3-1 to Hajduk Split this Thursday in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the Conference League and has to return home next week to qualify for the playoffs. The Croatians became more offensive, but Vitoria proved to be very awkward in defense until the 39th minute, when Varela had to evade Saiti’s goal. Soon the goalkeeper shone again in Levi’s shot. In the second half, the game continued in the same spirit, and in the 57th minute Vukovic was close to the goal, but four minutes later Vitoria answered with a spectacular goal from Miguel Magi. However, the draw was not long in coming (67 minutes) Saiti, after Livaya struck back at the post. The reversal came in the 75th minute when Miguel Maga failed to let Melnjak make it 2-1. Toward the end (88 minutes), Krovinović (ex-Benfica) extended the lead to 3-1 with a great goal. The second leg will take place on Wednesday 10 August at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques at 17:00.