Romania's national team coach Victor Piturca has named a 20-man squad
for Wednesday's friendly against Russia.
(eurosport.yahoo.com)
Romania, who will play France, Italy and the Netherlands
at the Euro 2008 finals, will be without Lazio defender Stefan Radu, who
is out with a knee injury.
There is however a recall for Inverness Caledonian Thistle striker Marius
Niculae (pictured).
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Bogdan Lobont (Dinamo Bucharest), Marius Popa (Politehnica
1921 Stiina Timisoara); Defenders: Cosmin Contra (Getafe), George
Ogararu (Ajax), Gabriel Tamas (Auxerre), Dorin Goian (Steaua Bucharest),
Cristian Chivu (Inter Milan), Razvan Rat (Shakhtar Donetsk), Laszlo Sepsi
(Benfica); Midfielders: Florentin Petre (CSKA Sofia), Banel Nicolita
(Steaua), Razvan Cocis (Lokomotiv Moskow), Ovidiu Petre, Mirel Radoi,
Nicolae Dica (all Steaua), Marian Aliuta (Politehnica 1921 Stiinta Timisoara);
Forwards: Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina), Ciprian Marica (VfB Stuttgart),
Daniel Niculae (Auxerre), Marius Niculae (Inverness).
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Guus Hiddink has dropped the golden boy of Russian football Andrei Arshavin
from his 20-man squad for the friendly in Bucharest.
Captain Arshavin was sent off in the last Euro 2008 qualifier against
Andorra and misses the first two Group D games in the June finals against
Spain and holders Greece.
The Zenit St Petersburg playmaker was voted his country's top player last
year.
Hiddink recalled midfielder Marat Izmailov for the first time in 18 months.
Izmailov, who plays for Sporting Lisbon, last appeared for Russia in a
1-1 home draw against Israel in a Euro 2008 qualifier in October 2006.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeyev (CSKA Moscow), Vyacheslav Malafeyev
(Zenit St Petersburg), Vladimir Gabulov (Amkar Perm) Defenders:
Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow), Alexei Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Vasily
Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Alexander Anyukov (Zenit St Petersburg), Denis
Kolodin (Dynamo Moscow) Midfielders: Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Lokomotiv
Moscow), Dmitry Torbinsky (Lokomotiv Moscow), Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow),
Igor Semshov (Dynamo Moscow), Vladimir Bystrov (Spartak Moscow), Konstantin
Zyryanov (Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Shirokov (Zenit St Petersburg),
Marat Izmailov (Sporting Lisbon) Forwards: Pavel Pogrebnyak (Zenit
St Petersburg), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow), Dmitry Sychev (Lokomotiv
Moscow), Roman Adamov (FK Moscow).
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24 Mar 2008
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