“A way must be found to neutralize it”

Bosnian journalists wanted to draw the attention of the selector Sergej Barbarez (54 years old) regarding Andrei Rațiu. “He is one of the fittest players in Romania at the moment. He also contributed to the fact that Real Madrid did not score in the match against Rayo in La Liga.

Stopped Vinicius Junior and helped his side to a point against the La Liga leaders. Spanish journalists called Rațiu “the antidote to Vinicius”. On November 15, in Bonsia-Herzegovina – Romania, we hope that our Dragons will find a way to neutralize him”, wrote the daily Dnevni Avaz.

Sergej Barbarez: “Nothing has changed. We can beat the Romanians, we proved it”

Sergej Barbarez doesn't seem that worried though. At Monday's meeting with the press, he pointed out that “we play at home, we can beat them and we proved it”, with reference to the round match, played in the beginning of the 2026 WC preliminaries, won by the Bosnians 1-0, in Bucharest.

“Nothing has changed, we know the players, we know what their tasks are. Romania is a very good, fast national team. There is nothing to change, our game has to be aggressive. We are evolving at home, we can beat them and we have proven that,” said Sergej Barbarez, quoted by sportsport.ba.

Sergej Barbarez's players trained in the hotel on Monday due to unfavorable weather conditions

Reunited on Monday, in Sarajevo, the Bosnians could not train outdoors, on the field. Due to unfavorable weather conditions, which made the pitch at the Training Center of FK Sarajevo in Butmir unsuitable, training took place in the gym of the hotel “Malak”.

According to the same Dnevni Avaz, all the players selected by Sergej Barbarez answered “present”, except for Adrian Leon Barišić, who will miss the matches with the tricolors and Austria due to injury.