HNS confirmed: Petković is leaving the national team due to an injury

Bruno Petković he came to the gathering of the Croatian national team, but only so that the doctors could examine him and determine the seriousness of his injury. In the end, they concluded that the best solution was for him to return to the club for further rehabilitation. HNS confirmed that it ćis attackingč Dinamo to miss the matches against Scotland and Portugal due to an adductor injury which is dragging on longer. for a long time.

– Attacksč Dinamo came to the Vatreni gathering in Zagreb, but after an examination and consultation with the national team’s medical service, it was established that due to a problem with the adductor, he could not compete for the matches with Scotland and Portugal, and in agreement with coach Zlatko I will miss this gathering of the national team – it is written in the press release.

Meeting between Croatia and Scotland in the 3rd round of the League of Nations

Photo: Marko Prpic/PIXSELL

The saga of Petkovi has been going on for years. for a long time. He played injured in Dinamo, and then Nenad Bjelica appealed to the coach to spare him in the upcoming representative cycle.

– He’s injured, he’s not training, the only thing I don’t understand is why he’s playing if he’s not training, that bothers me. Zajec called me, I told him, as I would tell every president of every club, to playč it has to come, to respect the procedure, so we will make a good decision. No need for nervousness, comments. Make the best decision. That’s all I have to say, there’s no need to be nervous about it – said the selector.

Celebration of the Croatian players after the victory in the match against Scotland

Photo: Marko Prpic/PIXSELL

Croatia will thus try to confirm its place in the quarterfinals of the League of Nations without Petkovi. Ante Budimir, Igor Matanović are available to the selector. and Andrej Kramarić, and Dalić he thinks that this is enough, so he decided not to invite a new player.

Vatreni gathered in Zagreb where they will train until Thursday when they travel to Glasgow. On Friday, they play against Scotland, while the match against Portugal is scheduled for the following Monday. One win will take us to the second round.

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