Article by Marius Mărgărit – published Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 15:48 / Updated Tuesday, September 30, 2025 15:50
The coach Mircea Lucescu has new problems for the friendly with Moldova (October 9) and the match in the preliminaries CM 2026, with Austria (October 12).
In a discussion with GSP.rothe “tricolor” coach said that “Drăguș's muscular injury is much more serious than it was initially believed, so he is completely out of calculations for the parties we will play in October.”
Emotions with Stanciu and Sorescu
Unfortunately, after the last weekend championship matches, two other national players, Captain Nicolae Stanciu and Deian Sorescu also accuse the same kind of problems, of a muscle nature.
The first one played only in the last 22 minutes for Genoa, in the match with Lazio (0-3), and the other was a holder for Gaziantep in the dispute with Samsunspor (2-2), but being replaced after only 30 minutes.
“As if these misfortunes are not over! We have no good news about Sorescu or Stanciu. The first one came out after half an hour on the ground, because he felt something in his foot. We hope it is just a contract, it is not a stretch.
In Stanciu, the situation is even more delicate. He felt something before the match with Lazio, but he still entered and worsened. It may have the same problem as Drăguș. I do not want to alarm anyone, but in their case, we expect to see what will be the final result after they do an MRI.
For now, they are uncertain for parties with Moldova and Austria. I hope no other problems will arise this week, because there are enough, “the coach continued.
The Tottenham agreement is expected for Drăgușin
In addition, even though it was again passed on the preliminary list of possible convened, the chances that Radu Drăgușin will be present at the reunion of the lot are extremely low.
The coach explained for GSP.ro that “I put him on the principle list to know that we are thinking about him, that he is there, among those who remain in the national family. But, after such a long absence, there was no question to play, neither with Moldova, nor with Austria.
Especially since he has just resumed the preparation with the club team for about three weeks and has not yet evolved for Tottenham. I even explained all these things to the English and now we are waiting for an answer from them. If they will give their acceptance, they could be present at the meeting, maybe for a few days, to see with their colleagues, to meet in the atmosphere.
But he has to continue his training program at the club. On Drăgușin we could only rely on the November parties. But for now, I have not received any answer for this action in October. “
Romania is ranked 3rd in the H group of preliminaries for qualifying at World Cup 2026, with only 7 points after 5 games. For now, the leader is Bosnia Herzegovina with 12 points, followed by Austria, with the same score, but who has a less match.
