Sime Vrsaljko will reappear with your selection before reappearing with the
Atlético de Madrid
. The Croatian soccer coach, Zlatko Dalić , has published a list of 23 players with the players he has for the next matches against Portugal and France at the beginning of the League of Nations.
The world runners-up will play in Port on September 5, where the European champions, Portugal, await them, and three days later in Paris at Stade de France, they will compete with France in the repetition of the final phase of the 2018 World Cup.
Dalic summoned 23 players for this action, with six pre-calls, the new names on the list being the goalkeeper Ivo
Grbic and the defender Marin pongracic. The goal of NK Lokomotiva is in negotiations to become the new goalkeeper of the Atlético de Madrid.
“Although the circumstances are not great given the coronavirus epidemic, the truth is that we all really want to meet again after such a long break. The deadline is not ideal because many players will practically come from recess to meet again, but we are all in the same situation. that the players rest as much as possible because they have a very tough competitive season ahead of them, at the end of which the EURO, and that is our primary objective ”, stressed the technician Dalic.
Next to Portugal and France, the rival of Croatia in the League of Nations group it will be Sweden. The team in first place will qualify for the final tournament, while the team in last place will be relegated to the League B. “Our rivals couldn't be tougher, suffice it to say that in three days we will be playing away from European and world champions. We respect Portugal and France to the maximum, but we have many cards for the victory and without a doubt we will try to break the negative tradition that we have against both teams ”, said a Dalic who not long ago showed his concern for the physical state of Vrsaljko.
Let us remember that the right-back has not played with Atlético since last March 11, against Liverpool in Anfield Road. Right in the last game before the break. On the return leg, the player underwent a knee cleaning and arthroscopy, interventions that had been planned since he underwent a complicated operation last year. However, his return, which was scheduled for the return of The league it was delayed until the end of the course. When he seemed ready for the final phase of the Champions, tested positive for Coronavirus.
The meeting of the Croatian national team is on August 31 in Zagreb after a pause of almost 10 months caused by the epidemic of the new coronavirus.