Although he has already mathematically qualified the Romanian team for this year’s European Championship, coach Florentin Pera wants the tricolors to finish with maximum points in Group 1 of the previous tournament.

National women’s handball team of RomaniaPhoto: Bo Amstrup / AFP / Profimedia

Florentin Pera wants Romania to finish their UEFA European Handball qualifying group unbeaten

Romania’s national women’s handball team coach Florentin Pera said on Monday ahead of the final EURO 2024 European Football Championship qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece that he wants the first representative team. , already a mathematical qualification, to finish the group with the maximum number of points.

“We are coming after very good games, we want to keep the intensity and desire from the matches against Croatia. Mathematically we are qualified, but we respect each other and want to finish the group with maximum points and only victories.

These two games with Croatia gave the players confidence. Of course, we don’t have the best playing relationship because we have players from 12 teams. But the desire of the girls and the fact that they work at training at maximum capacity satisfies me and gives me confidence.

The president (no – FRH president Konstantin Dean) came to training today and congratulated the girls and wished them well in these games against Bosnia and Greece.” – announced Florentin Perareports Agerpres.

Pera noted that the friendly with France, scheduled after the last two games of the European Championship qualifiers, will bring more experience to his young players.

On April 4 in Kazina, the Romanian national team will play Bosnia and Herzegovina on the road, and on April 7 – with Greece in Buzău in the last two matches of the qualifying tournament for the European Championship – EURO-2024.

The Florentin Pere-led team will then undergo a centralized training session in Bouzeau from April 8-13, culminating in a friendly against France, the reigning Olympic champions, on April 14 in Clermont-Ferrand.

Group 1 of the 2024 European Women’s Handball preliminary tournament

1. Romania – 8 points

2. Croatia – 4 p

3. Greece – 4 years

4. Bosnia and Herzegovina – 0 b