Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Cyprus will try to recover from a massive 4-0 loss to Kosovo when they take on Romania in the UEFA Nations League round 3. The Cypriotes struggled defensively in their second group game and they face yet another uphill task against the Tricolori. Even though there are no fresh injury worries in the home team, APOEL defender Konstantinos Laifis could sneak into the starting XI.
Romania, on the other hand, have been producing excellent displays in the new Nations League campaign, with the team beating both Kosovo and Lithuania in the process. Mircea Lucescu is doing a great job with the Romania national team and given Cyprus’ shaky defence, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the away team. A man to watch in the visiting side will be Cagliari midfielder Razvan Marin, who has been scoring goals for fun in the Serie A of late.
Highlighted Team (Romania):
Romania were one of just four European sides to take part at the first ever World Cup in 1930, and the team have since achieved respectable results on the international stage, albeit failing to challenge for major trophies.
Led by arguably their best ever footballer Gheorghe Hagi, the Tricolorii narrowly missed out on the semi-finals at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, losing to Sweden on penalties. Romania made a total of seven appearances at the World Cup finals, while qualifying for five European Championship tournaments. The Tricolorii went the farthest in 2000, when they were eliminated by Italy in the quarter-finals.
Tied at the top of the goalscoring charts, Gheorghe Hagi and Adrian Mutu are the only two Romanian footballers to have gained worldwide recognition, but Dorinel Munteanu, Dan Petrescu, Gheorghe Popescu and Viorel Moldovan are also worth mention. Romania play their home games at the Arena National in Bucarest.