Goalkeeper Ionuț Radu (28 years old) will face former teammate Edin Dzeko (39 years old) on Saturday, in Bosnia – Romania.
- Bosnia – Romania, the penultimate match of the WC 2026 preliminaries, will be played on Saturday, November 15, from 21:45.
- The Zenica duel will be liveTEXT on GSP.ro, with real-time information from Gazeta Sporturilor reporters present at the stadium, and live on Prima TV
Edin Dzeko, the best scorer in the history of the Bosnian national team, played at Inter between August 2021 and January 2023. Ionuț Radu, goalkeeper under contract with the Milanese at that time, told about the duels in training.
“Sometimes we saved a lot of Dzeko's shots in Inter training, other times he was fit and scoring a lot. He's a Bosnian legend, nice to meet him again. He's had an incredible career.” recalled Radu in the press conference preceding the match in Zenica.
VIDEO. Ionuț Radu, before Bosnia – Romania
“I don't think our team will be weakened without the traditional centre-backs. We have a very good squad, valuable players. It doesn't mean it is weaker.
The life of a footballer can change very quickly. I always tried to have the same mentality and that helped me even when I was having a hard time. I am happy and proud to be here. I will continue to give my best for the national team.
It is not comfortable to finish in 3rd place, we want to go to the World Cup. I'm not thinking about the playoffs, I'm just thinking about winning. We go into the match with great confidence. I have great faith in this generation. We are aware that we need to make finals appearances a normality, not a miracle. If we approach the matches in the same way as the one with Austria, we will confirm the good things done at the EURO.
We have always believed in ourselves. The match with Austria was a confirmation of the work we have done. We recovered, we realized the qualities and what we are capable of doing. He gave us confidence. Tomorrow we play evenly matched, and the best team will win”, said Ionuț Radu.
