The latest information after the arrival of Ionuț Radu under the command of Mircea Lucescu » The next few hours are decisive

• Turkey – Romania will be played on March 26, from 19:00, match broadcast by Prima TV. If we win, we play the World Cup qualification final against Slovakia/Kosovo on March 31, 2026.

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In the end, although it seemed that he was out for the tie with Turkey, Ionuț Radu arrived in the country on Tuesday, around 17:50, with a Tarom race, from Madrid. After a delay of more than 30 minutes and waiting for the checked baggage for almost an hour, Ionuț Radu hurriedly got into the car, bound for Mogoșoaia, in order to reach the lot as quickly as possible, in the context of the scheduled departure for Istanbul tomorrow morning.

At around 19:00, Radu left Otopeni, and according to GSP.ro information, he did NOT train with the rest of his colleagues this evening, the last one before leaving for Turkey.

Ionuț Radu will no longer do MRI in Romania

Radu arrived in Mogoșoaia, where the national team is staying until Wednesday morning, and did not immediately come under Lucescu's command. However, he trained individually, and the first images of him at work appeared on FRF.

On the other hand, Radu did not have another MRI, nor will he do such a test in the next few hours.

The goalkeeper seen as the number 1 solution for the dam in Istanbul was taken by the team doctor, the one who evaluates his health and the one who will decide whether he will be able to risk or not in the match on Thursday. The following hours are decisive and the ones in which Radu's situation will be determined exactly.

The tests in Spain identified a contusion, and the doctors there advised him not to play, but Radu insistently wants to be on the field and perform even if he is not recovered.

“Now we are all and we are ready to #FightTogether! Ionuț Radu has arrived at the training camp in Mogoșoaia and tomorrow he will travel to Istanbul”, wrote those from the FRF, on Tuesday evening.

I have to hurry to get to practice. The leg is fine, we'll see now, I'm the most ready for the match, as always.

I really wanted to be here. It was pretty bad news, I felt the pain getting worse and worse, progressively, you saw that in the end I couldn't walk anymore. But the next day was much better.

Now I'm waiting for the full result, let's see what it is. The fans should have a lot of faith in us, that we won't let them down. It is clearly the match of a generation. I greet you! Thank you for coming

– Ionuț Radu, upon arrival in Otopeni