Mircea Lucescu did not prepare any surprises regarding the starting formula.
Romania’s starting team in the match with Cyprus
As expected, the legendary coach placed Florin Niță between the legs, even if recently there was also discussion about the option of Ștefan Târnovanu.
In the center of the defense will be Andrei Burcă and Radu Drăgușin, and the flanks will be covered by Andrei Rațiu and Nicușor Bancu. Nicolae Stanciu, Răzvan Marin and Marius Marin will be in the middle of the field, and in the offensive compartment, Mircea Lucescu will rely on Dennis Man and Valentin Mihăilă, on the flanks, and Denis Drăguș in the center of the attack.
How Romania will look in the match with Cyprus
Niță – Rațiu, Burcă, Drăgușin, Bancu – R. Marin, Stanciu, M. Marin – Man, Drăguș, Mihăilă
Romania’s team for the matches with Cyprus and Lithuania
porter: Florin NIȚĂ (Damac | Saudi Arabia, 26/0), Horațiu MOLDOVAN (Sassuolo | Italy, 11/0), Ștefan TÂRNOVANU (FCSB, 2/0)
defense: Andrei RAțIU (Rayo Vallecano | Spain, 23/1), Cristian MANEA (FC Rapid 1923, 25/2), Andrei BURCĂ (Baniyas | UAE, 33/1), Radu DRĂGUȘIN (Tottenham | England, 23/0), Virgil GHIȚĂ (Krakow | Poland, 1/0), Alexandru PAȘCANU (FC Rapid 1923, 0/0), Nicușor BANCU (Universitatea Craiova, 41/2), Alexandru CHIPCIU (Universitatea Cluj, 45/6)
midfielders: Deian SORESCU (Gaziantep | Turkey, 19/0), Dennis MAN (Parma | Italy, 30/8), Nicolae STANCIU (Damask | Saudi Arabia, 76/15), Răzvan MARIN (Cagliari | Italy, 61/7), Marius MARIN (Pisa | Italy, 24/0), Darius OLARU (FCSB, 22/0), Adrian ȘUT (FCSB, 2/0), Ianis HAGI (Rangers | Scotland, 41/5), Florinel COMAN (Al-Gharafa |. Qatar, 18/1), Valentin MIHĂILĂ (Parma | Italy, 26/5), Alexandru MITRIĂ (Universitatea Craiova, 20/4)
ATTACKERS: George PUȘCAȘ (Bodrum | Turkey, 45/11), Denis ALIBEC (Farul Constanța, 40/5), Denis DRĂGUȘ (Trabzonspor | Turkey, 17/4)