Sfaxien got the better of Pirates in the semifinals of the Champions League nine years ago with a narrow 1-0 aggregate win.
“I don’t focus too much on the history or what happened in the past,” he says. “Now we are only focusing on this game; for us is to try to do our best and get maximum points.”
The Buccaneers play the Tunisian outfit in their third game of the group stage looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2-1 home defeat to Zamalek a fortnight ago.
Erasmus is hoping for an improved performance at Stade Taieb Mhiri after that defeat in front of a packed Mbombela Stadium.
“As strikers we have finalised where we are going to hurt them and we are focusing on that and we have been working on that during the week,” he says. “Hopefully we can execute that perfectly and convert the chances we create.”
The match will kick-off at 20h15 (SA time 21h15) and is scheduled to be shown live on SuperSport 4 and SABC 1.