Important return to the Bosnia camp before the decisive match with Romania: “At the pleasure of the Barbarez selector”
Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Friday, October 17, 2025, 7:03 p.m. / Updated Friday, October 17, 2025, 7:03 p.m.
The press from Bosnia and Herzegovina announced an important return before the decisive match against Romania in the preliminaries of the 2026 World Championship. It is about Sead Kolasinac (32 years old), the central defender of Atalanta.
He was injured in April 2025, has recovered and is set to feature in Sergej Barbarez's squad for action in November. Romania will travel to Zenica for the decisive match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, scheduled for November 15 at 21:45.
The press in Bosnia and Herzegovina announced the return of Sead Kolasinac: “To the liking of the coach Sergej Barbarez”
“Bosnian international and Atalanta player Sead Kolasinac has recovered from injury and will play against Lazio in the next round of Serie A. This is good news for the national team.
Kolasinac tore his cruciate ligament against Bologna in April and has not played a single minute for Atalanta in Serie A this season.
In three days, he will be part of the Italian team for the match with Lazio, and his return to the field is to the liking of the selector Sergej Barbarez”, reported the people from oslobodjenje.ba.
Sead Kolasinac was the one who provided the decisive assist for Gigovic's goal in the tour match between Romania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, score 0-1, in Bucharest. Sead Kolasinac started football in Karlsruhe. He made his senior debut at Schalke, and then played at Arsenal, Marseille and Atalanta. It is quoted by specialized websites at 7 million euros. Kolasinac has 62 matches for the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Romania has two more games to play in the 2026 World Championship preliminaries. The first is the one against Bosnia and Herzegovina, scheduled for November 15, from 9:45 p.m., a crucial one regarding the chances of the “tricolors” qualifying for the final tournament. The last one is the one with San Marino, scheduled for November 18, from 21:45.
