The second round of Group E of the European Championship ends this Saturday. Belgium and Romania duel at 4 pm (Brasília time), at the RheinEnergieStadion, in Cologne, Germany.
The Belgians are under pressure after their defeat against Slovakia in their debut. However, the team’s situation became less desperate after Ukraine’s victory over the Slovaks. The match will be broadcast exclusively on CazéTv, on YouTube.
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Coach Domenico Tedesco praised Romania, but highlighted that Belgium will enter the field in search of a positive result.
“Romania is a good team. Even though we didn’t see the game against Ukraine, we knew they were a good team. They didn’t lose a game in the Qualifiers. We are not afraid of anyone, but we have great respect for any opponent, especially for them, when we face them,” he said.
On the other hand, Romania can confirm their classification in case of a victory. Even so, coach Eduard Iordanescu preached respect to the Belgians.
“It’s a new challenge. They are the number three team in the world, with great players and they really need a result. For us, they are incredible experiences. We have to go up to another level, organize ourselves to be exact, be efficient and have our moments to play well, play the type of football we know we can play”, he declared.
Probable lineups
Belgium: Casteels; Castagne, Wout Faes, Vertonghen and Arthur Theate; Tielemans, Onana and Kevin De Bruyne; Jeremy Doku, Bakayoko and Romelu Lukaku.
Technician: Domenico Tedesco.
Romania: Florin Nita; Ratiu, Dragusin, Adrian Rus and Bancu; Marius Marin, Dennis Man and Razvan Marin; Stanciu, Denis Dragus and Florinel Coman.
Technician: Edward Iordanescu.
Arbitration
Szymon Marciniak is the match referee, Tomasz Listkiewicz and Adam Kupsik are the assistants. Tomasz Kwiatkowski is in charge of VAR.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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