A friendly match between Romania and Slovenia will be played on Thursday, November 17 at 18:30 at Cluj Arena in Cluj-Napoca, which will be broadcast on Pro Arena.
The teams of Romania and Slovenia, which did not participate in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, met again after 10 years, when also in a friendly match the ex-Yugoslavs defeated the “tricolors” under the leadership of Viktor Pitsurke with a score of 4:3 in Ljubljana.
Romania has not qualified for the World Cup since 1998 (hosted by France), when it stopped in the round of 16 (0-1 with Croatia), and the last finals tournament it was present at was Euro 2016 (also held in France ). which did not pass the group stage.
The coach of the “tricolor” Edi Iordenescu is trying to build a team that would attack the qualification of Euro-2024, especially after a huge disappointment in the League of Nations (4th last place in the group and relegation to League C).
“Our goal is to get to Euro 2024, and if that doesn’t happen, I will respond with a position. We were bringing in young and very young players where we weren’t covered. I am ready for the difficult journey ahead. I am sure that in time we will be able to raise our level,” said Edi Iordenescu.
The Romanian national team said about the friendly match with Slovenia: “We have a low average age of the team, maybe ten debutants. We especially had problems with clubs from abroad, which were against the arrival of players. This is a strong signal of confidence from me to young Romanian football players.”
In the two matches played in September, both in the Nations League, Romania drew with Finland 1-1 (d) and won against Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1 (a).
Slovenia, coached by Matjaj Kek, have not played at the World Cup since 2010 (South Africa), when they were eliminated in the group stage, and have not played at the European Championship since 2000 (Belgium and the Netherlands), when they also failed to advance. elimination
In September, Slovenia beat Norway 2-1 (a) and drew with Sweden 1-1 (d), both matches qualifying for the Nations League (the former Yugoslavia remain in League B).
Probable lineups for the match Romania – Slovenia:
Romania: H. Moldovanskyi – kr. Manea, Ad. Rus, Burcă, Vătăjelu – M. Marin, R. Marin, Olaru – Cordea, Pușcaș, Drăguş. Breeding: Edi Jordanescu.
Slovenia: Oblak – Karnychnyk, Blazhych, Bijol, Sikosek – Stankovich, Kurtich, Cerin, Horvat, Lovrich – Sesko, Sporar. Selection: Matthias Kek.
Superbet offers odds of 1.90 on the GG prediction: both teams will score in the match Romania – Slovenia.
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