“It doesn't stand out, but…”

• Turkey – Romania will be played tomorrow, 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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Marius Marin27 years old, he got injured in the match Pisa – Cagliari, score 3-1. The central midfielder has damaged the collateral ligament in the knee of his left leg. He could return to the Pisa team only on April 5, on Catholic Easter, against Torino.

• In addition to Marin, unavailable for the draw, Romania also has losses such as Drăguș (suspended), Chipciu, Louis Munteanu (injured).

Edi Iordănescu, before Turkey – Romania: “Marius Marin, an important loss”

About Marin, his former player from the national team, Iordănescu jr. say that “it is an important loss, because Marius is a player who, most of the time, does not stand out through a special aesthetic, but through a very great importance in the economy of the game.

He is a player with whom I worked well, with a very good ability to assimilate information and manage moments from a tactical point of view. He is a player who helps a lot in the economy of the game, with good placement and very good anticipation, a player who does not run away from duels, who has a very good percentage of balls won and who offered balance“.

36 selectionsgathered Marius Marin in the jersey of the first representative team. In recent years, he has been indispensable in the starting formula of the national team, being the first solution as a closer, regardless of whether Edi Iordănescu or Mircea Lucescu was on the bench

Who takes his place? “Screciu, in total return”

Live at GSP Live, Edi Iordănescu also analyzed a replacement option for Marius Marin, namely Vladimir Screciu.

“It will certainly be a loss. Furthermore, I am sure that Mr. Mircea Lucescu and the technical staff will find the necessary solution. There are players who can replace him – I'm quickly thinking now of Screciu, who unfortunately missed us at the Europeans due to injury, but he's a fully returning player, as well, a player with a defensive profile who can help and balance the midfield.

But, as I said, I am sure that Mr. Lucescu will study very well and, when he chooses, he will decide not only according to us, but also according to what the opponent proposes. Because you can't prepare such games only according to what you want, but you also have to refer to the means and strengths of the opponent”, added Iordănescu.

Romania's lot for the dam with Turkey:

• porter: Ionuț RADU (Celta de Vigo | Spain, 7/0), Laurentiu POPESCU (Universitatea Craiova, 0/0), Marian AIOANI (FC Rapid 1923, 0/0), Cătălin CĂBUZ (FC Argeș, 0/0);
• defense: Andrei RAȚIU (Rayo Vallecano | Spain, 36/2), Deian SORESCU (Gaziantep FK | Turkey, 23/0), Radu DRĂGUȘIN (Tottenham | England, 27/1), Andrei BURCĂ (Yunnan Yukun | China, 44/1), Virgil GHIȚ (Hannover 96 | Germany, 8/1), Adrian RUS (Universitatea Craiova, 22/1), Andrei COUBIȘ (Cluj University, 0/0), Nicușor BANCU (Craiova University, 50/2), Kevin CIUBOTARU (Hermannstadt, 1/0);
• midfielders: Vladimir SCRECIU (Universitatea Craiova, 6/0), Vlad DRAGOMIR (Pafos | Cyprus, 5/0), Răzvan MARIN (AEK Athens | Greece, 72/12), Nicolae STANCIU (Dalian Yingbo | China, 84/15), Florin TĂNASE (FCSB, 26/5), Ianis HAGI (Alanyaspor | Turkey, 51/8), Dennis MAN (PSV | Netherlands, 43/11), Alexandru DOBRE (FC Rapid 1923, 5/0), Valentin MIHĂILĂ (Caykur Rizespor | Turkey, 33/5), Claudiu PETRILA (FC Rapid 1923, 2/0), Ștefan BAIARAM (Universitatea Craiova, 2/1);
• ATTACKERS: Daniel BÎRLIGEA (FCSB, 7/2), David MICULESCU (FCSB, 6/0), Marius COMAN (UTA Arad, 0/0).