Article by Romeo Ene – Published Friday, November 15, 2024, 8:22 p.m. / Updated Friday, November 15, 2024, 8:45 p.m.
Ilie Dumitrescu (55 years old), former international great, is convinced that the Romanian national team will be imposed tonight in front of the national team from Kosovo.
- Romania – Kosovo will be played on Friday, from 21:45, in the penultimate match of the Nations League campaign. The match will be in liveTEXT format on GSP.ro and broadcast on TV by Antena 1.
A draw is enough for Romania to finish first in the Nations League group. Even if the “tricolori” are dueling with the 2nd place holder, Ilie Dumitrescu expects an easy victory from the students of Mircea Lucescu (79 years old).
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Romania is the leader in the Nations League group, with 12 points out of 12 possible. Kosovo is on 2nd place with 9 points. Ilie Dumitrescu praised several Kosovar players, but he is not so impressed by the strength of the group of opponents of the “tricolors”.
“Our generation has come of age. Experience gained at the final tournament, we’ve had a fantastic start to this Nations League campaign. There are now two matches – one harder and one more accessible.
I have no emotion whatsoever for the Kosovo match. They have some players, but I have yet to see them be a cohesive team. They have Muriqi up front who is a massive striker, they have Zhegrova who is their most dangerous striker.
He is a player who has a very good ability, he has speed, he takes opponents out of the game, he asks for the ball well in depth, he plays between the lines, but I think he analyzed the opponent very well, they have all the information.
They also have central defender Amir Rrahmani, Muric, who is a goalkeeper at Ipswich. There are some good players, but we succeeded and it was seen in the game in Kosovo that our national team showed extraordinary tactical discipline.
That’s what we all want, to go to the World Cup. All football lovers, all of us who are involved in the phenomenon are waiting for the next step to be the step towards the World Cup”, said Ilie Dumitrescu, for PRO TV.
Nations League Group C2 standings
Romania’s program in the League of Nations
- FridaySeptember 6: Kosovo – ROMANIA 0-3 (Man 40′, R. Marin 51′-pen., Drăguș 82′)
- MondaySeptember 9: ROMANIA – Lithuania 3-1 (Mihăilă 4′, R. Marin 87′-pen., Mitriță 90′+2 / Kučys 34′)
- SaturdayOctober 12: Cyprus – ROMANIA 0-3 (Man 16′, R. Marin 25′-pen., Drăgușin 36′)
- TuesdayOctober 15: Lithuania – ROMANIA 1-2 (Kučys 7′-pen. / R. Marin 18′-pen., Drăguş 65′)
- FridayNovember 15: ROMANIA – Kosovo (21:45)
- MondayNovember 18: ROMANIA – Cyprus (21:45)
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