Romania vs. Cyprus Preview: Team News, Lineups, and Prediction

Preview

Romania will face Cyprus in a friendly match on Wednesday, November 23, at the Stadionul Steaua in Bucharest. Both teams will be using this match as preparation for their upcoming UEFA Nations League matches in March. Romania is in Group B3, while Cyprus is in Group C4.

Romania will be looking to build on their impressive performance in the UEFA Nations League, where they finished top of their group and earned promotion to League B. They will be confident of getting a positive result against Cyprus, who are ranked 78th in the FIFA World Rankings, 52 places below Romania.

Cyprus will be looking to cause an upset against Romania. They will be hoping to build on their recent good form, which has seen them win two of their last three matches. They will be without several key players for this match, but they will still be confident of giving Romania a game.

Team News

Romania will be without the services of several key players for this match. Vlad Chiriches, Nicolae Stanciu, and Ianis Hagi are all out injured. However, they will still have a strong team available, with the likes of Florin Nita, Alexandru Maxim, and George Puscas all expected to start.

Cyprus will be without several key players for this match. Marios Antoniou, Vasilis Charalambous, and Grigoris Kastanos are all out injured. However, they will still have a strong team available, with the likes of Demetris Christofi, Pieros Sotiriou, and Ioannis Pittas all expected to start.

Lineups

Nita; Manea, Nedelcearu, Burca, Sorescu; Maxim, Morutan, Cicaldau; Puscas, Alibec, Man.

Christofi; Ioannou, Laifis, Soteriou, Kousoulos; Artymatas, Papoulis, Papetti; Sotiriou, Pittas, Ioannou.

Prediction

Romania is the clear favorite to win this match. They have a better team on paper, and they will be playing at home. However, Cyprus has shown that they can be a dangerous team on their day, and they will be looking to cause an upset. I predict that Romania will win the match 2-1.