Mircea Lucescu is preparing a huge surprise at the national national »player with Italian citizenship, on the list for matches with Cyprus and Canada
Article by Adrian Duţă – published on Friday, August 15, 2025 20:30 / Updated on Friday, August 15, 202:07
Mircea Lucescu is preparing a big surprise for Romania's matches in September. The national team will play a friendly on 5, against Canada, then face Cyprus, in the World Cup preliminaries, on the 9th.
From the GSP information, There are high chances that Andrea Padula (29 years old), the left -handed defender, to be summoned for matches from the beginning of next month.
The player with double citizenship, Romanian and Italian, is seen as a solution for the position of left defender, one problem in recent years in national. In addition to the fact that there were few solutions, Nicușor Bancu, the right holder, is injured at this time.
Andrea Padula, taken into account by Mircea Lucescu for the September national matches
According to GSP information, Andrea Padula is monitored by the national staff over a month, since the season in Liga 1. has started. He is a holder in the defense of UTA, one of the surprises of the beginning of season.
The defender with double citizenship was also in the national view of the national team and when he played in the first league at FCU Craiova, the club to which he was legitimized before reaching Arad. Now, he has high chances to tick the first convening to his career national.
A plus for the paddle is that he was always to the liking of Mihai Stoichiță, the technical director of the FRF being impressed by the qualities of the left defender.
Who is Andrea Padula
Andrea Padula, playing for UTA/ Photo: Imago Images
The paddle entered the course with the University of Craiova, in the first stage, at 3-3. Then he was a holder and did not leave the starting team. Adrian Mihalcea was based on him from the first minute with U Cluj (1-1), Hermannstadt (1-0), Oil (2-1), Lighthouse (2-1) and Dinamo.
At the League 1 level, the paddle has 32 matches played for FCU Craiova and UTA. Last season he evolved in 24 parties for Oltenians in Liga 2. Andrea reached the superlig in 2023, when it was taken by FCU for free, after the separation of Bellinzone. For Adrian Mititelu's club he ticked 54 parties in all competitions.
Before reaching Romania, the paddle played in Switzerland and Italy. Lugano, Chiasso, Monza, Wil 1900, Basel and Bellinzone were the clubs where the paddle was legitimized, until he came to Craiova.
Possessor of Italian and Romanian citizenship, the paddle was born neither in Romania nor in Italy, but in Switzerland.
What the preliminary list of strangers looks like for parties with Cyprus and Canada
- porter: Horațiu Moldovan (Real Oviedo | Spain, 14/0), Ionuț Radu (Celta de Vigo | Spain, 4/0), Răzvan Sava (Udinese
- defense: Andrei Rațiu (Rayo Vallecano | Spain, 31/1), Deian Sorescu (Gaziantep FK | Turkey, 21/0), Andrei Burcă (Yunnan Yukun | China, 41/1), Bogdan Racovițan (Raków (Akron Togliatti | Russia, 27/2);
- midfielders: Răzvan Marin (AEK Athens | Greece, 68/12), Marius Marin (Pisa | Italy, 31/0), Vlad Dragomir (Pafos China, 25/4);
- Attackers: Dennis Man (PSV
