Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 5:51 p.m. / Updated Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 5:51 p.m.
Romania U21 receives the visit of the similar representative from San Marino today, March 31, from 7:00 p.m. The game is played in Târgoviște, at the “Eugen Popescu” stadium and is broadcast in liveTEXT format on GSP.ro, on TV on Pro Arena, but also on the Voyo platform. The match will also be available on the FRF TV online platform for Romanians abroad.
The little 'tricolors' are in the running for qualification for the 2027 European U21 Championship, hosted by Albania and Serbia. The team led from the bench by Costin Curelea is in 3rd place in the preliminary group and hopes for 2nd place, the one that leads to the playoffs.
Live from 19:00 » Romania U21 – San Marino U21
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Transmission: Pro Arena, Voyo, FRF TV (for Romanians abroad)
The starting teams for Romania U21 – San Marino U21
Romania U21 (4-1-4-1): R. Munteanu – D. Maftei, L. Eissat, M. Duțu, Borza – C. Mihai – Musi, D. Matei, Băsceanu, Biliboc – Vermesan
reserves: Lefter, Bană, A. Dorobanțu, Mazilu, Szimionas, A. Trică, Țuțu, M. Tudose, Vulturar
Selector: Costin Belt
San Marino U21 (3-5-2): Casadei – Marinucci, Ciacci, Semprini – Gasperoni, Meloni, Dell Balda, Renzi, Domeniconi – Sensoli, Tamagnini
reserves: P. Amici, Canarezza, Casadei, Chiaruzzi, Ciacci, Protti, Riccardi, Valentini, Zafferani
Selector: Matteo Cecchetti
What does the situation look like in Romania's qualification group for the 2027 European Championship
Romania is in 3rd place in the qualification group for the European Championship. 1st place, which leads directly to the tournament in Serbia and Albania, seems out of the question as Spain have already accumulated 18 points with 4 games to go in the campaign.
In second place is Finland with 13 points, while Romania has 10. The Nordics beat us in the round match with 2-0. A win against San Marino would bring the “tricolors” to level points with the Nordics, but they also have an easy match against Cyprus. Costin Curelea's team should also be careful about the goal difference. The Finns have a goal difference of +21, while Romania is only +1.
Until the end of the qualification campaign, Romania still has to play Cyprus, Finland and Spain. In the end, in case of a tie with Finland, the first tie-breaker refers to the points obtained in direct matches. Next is the head-to-head score difference, then the number of goals scored in head-to-head matches, and then the goal difference. If Romania won 2-0 against Finland, the tie would be perfect in the first three criteria, but the Nordics would go to the playoffs on goal difference.
San Marino has a series of 12 consecutive defeats, and all the national teams have won by score, except Romania. The small “tricolors” won only 2-0 in San Marino.
A few days ago, Romania U21 won in Kosovo with 1-0. On March 26, San Marino lost 8-0 at home to Finland.
The batch called by Costin Curelea:
Alin Boțogan, the player from Petrolul, also appeared in the squad called by Costin Curelea, but he left the training camp after being injured, right after the match with Kosovo.
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Goalkeepers: Ștefan Lefter (University of Cluj), Rafael Munteanu (Farul Constanța), Adrian Franculescu (Steaua Bucharest)
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defense: David Maftei (Farul Constanța), Matteo Duțu (Dinamo), Ionuţ Pop (Concordia Chiajna), Mario Tudose (CFC Argeş), Lisav Eissat (Maccabi Haifa | Israel), Andrei Borza (Rapid), Mark Țuțu (UTA Arad), Andrei Dorobanțu (Unirea Slobozia)
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Midfielders: Alexandru Musi (Dinamo), Lorenzo Biliboc (CFR Cluj), David Matei (University of Craiova), Luca Băsceanu (University of Craiova), Ștefan Bană (Oțelul Galați), Adrian Mazilu (Dinamo), Cristian Mihai (Dinamo), Cătălin Vulturar (Rapid), Luca Szimionaș (Hellas Verona | Italy)
