Article by Sebastian Vasile – published on Friday, October 10, 2025, 18:06 / Updated on Friday, October 2025 6:07 pm
The national youth national team disputes a friendly with Serbia U21 this evening, from 7:00 pm, on the “Francisc Neuman” stadium in Arad. The match is LiveText on GSP.ro, televised by Pro Arena and Voyo.
Romania U21 is in group A A Preliminarii for Euro 2027, along with Finland, Spain, Kosovo, Cyprus and San Marino. The “tricolors” have 4 points, two under Finland and Spain. On October 14, the youth national team will face Cyprus U21, in the Euro 2027 preliminaries, on the CFR Cluj stadium.
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The last match between Romania and Serbia took place in November 2014, at Stara Pazova. Romania won by 1-0, through the goal scored by Cătălin Țîră.
Romania U21 – Serbia U21, live from 7:00 pm
Romania U21 – Serbia U21, starting teams
Romania U21: Lefter – M. Țuțu, Pașcalău, M. Duțu, A. David – Boțogan, L. Szimionaș – El Sawy, A. Trică, Vermeșan, R. Pop
Reserves: Vl. RAFAILA, AD. FRĂNCULESCU, S. Duțu, Tudose, Musi, Vulturar, Radaslavescu, Burnete, Strata, Cr. Mihai, Biliboc
Selector: Costin Curelea
Serbia U21: Lijeskic – Mimovic, B. Kovacevic, S. Lekovic, Bukinac – V. Dzoic, M. Mitrovic – L. Jovanovic, V. Vlahovic, Ivanovic, Trifunovic
Reserves: Dzoic, Kalicanin, Matic, Avdic, Simic, M. Stjepanovic, M. Lukovic, M. Aleksic, Kuljanin, Lazetic, Sljivic, N. Milicic, J. Milosevic
Selector: Zoran Mirkovic
Stadium: “Francisc Neuman” (Arad)
The two teams also met in 2009, at Novi Sad, finished 1-1, with the goal of Romania scored by Gângioveanu. A year later, in Turnu-Severin, Romania imposed with 3-1, markers being Gângioveanu, Liviu Ganea and Ioan Hora.
VIDEO. The coach Costin Curelea, before Romania U21 – Serbia U21: “Serbs are over us individually!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obcho7bzkg
The Romanian U21 lot for the October matches
- Portarii: Ștefan Lefter (Cluj University), Vlad Rafailă (Real Betis | Spain), Adrian Frănculescu (Steaua București);
- Defenders: Tony Strata (Vitória Guimarães
- Midfielders: Eduard Radaslavescu (Constanța Lighthouse), Rareș Pop (Rapid), Alexandru Musi (Dinamo), Lorenzo Biliboc (CFR Cluj), Cristian Mihai (Dinamo), Cătălin Vulturar (Rapid), Alin Boțogan, Luca Szimionaș (Hellas Verona
- Attackers: Rareș Burnete (Juve Stabia | Italy), Atanas Trică (Cluj University), Ioan Vermeșan (Hellas Verona | Italy).
The FCSB champion has no footballer in the national youth team.
The Romanian U21 program in the Euro 2027 preliminaries
- September 5, 2025: Romania-Kosovo 0-0
- September 9, 2025: San Marino-Romania 0-2
- October 14, 2025, 7:00 pm: Romania – Cyprus
- November 14, 2025: Finland – Romania
- November 18, 2025: Romania – Spain
- March 27, 2026: Kosovo – Romania
- March 31, 2026: Romania – San Marino
- September 25, 2026: Cyprus – Romania
- September 30, 2026: Romania – Finland
- October 6, 2026: Spain – Romania
Group A ranking A Preliminations for Euro 2027
Photo source: Capture FlashScore.ro
