Mohamed Salah returned from injury to score in Basels 6-1 Swiss Cup romp over lower-division Amriswil.
The Egypt forward, who missed several games with a thigh injury, came on as a second-half substitute to net the last goal for his side four minutes from time.
Captain Alexander Frei hit a hat-trick for the Swiss champions, who now prepare for their Europa League opener in midweek.
Basel travel to face Sporting Lisbon in a tough game on Thursday as Salah could be starting for Heiko Vogels side in Portugal.