The only football player of the FCSB, who played for the national team in the match against Belarus on Tuesday, suffered an ankle injury and became uncertain about the next matches of the Super League.
Octavian Popescu suffered a sprain in the match against Belarus
In the 65th minute of the match against Belarus, coach Edi Yordenescu sent Octavian Popescu on the field instead of Dennis Man, and after nine minutes the FCSB midfielder was injured.
In the 74th minute, Popescu ran into an opponent and received a yellow card. This phase had painful consequences: the 20-year-old grabbed his ankle.
Although he was able to finish the game on the field, Octavian Popescu limped off the field and underwent a medical on Wednesday that revealed he suffered a sprained ligament and his presence on the field for the next game is uncertain, according to GSP .
On the other hand, FCSB owner Gigi Becali announced that Florinel Coman will start and Octavian Popescu as a reserve.
FCSB will play the match of the second stage of the playoffs on Monday at 21:30 away against Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe.
Source: Hot News
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