Ten days ago Istria suspended the best player Anto Ercega. This temperamental native of Split clashed with his teammate during training ahead of the match against Gorica in the 27th round of the HNL, so he Paolo Tramezzani decided to remove from the team. The club could no longer tolerate his behavior. It was clear to everyone that this was a step towards terminating the contract, and it became official on Wednesday. Istria has confirmed that Erceg is no longer a member of the club.
– Ante Erceg is no longer playingč Istria in 1961. Ante joined the green team in the summer of 2022, and during his stay in Pula, he made 44 appearances for the club and scored 18 goals! In this way, the club sincerely thanks Anta for the cooperation so far, with the best wishes in the continuation of his football career, as well as on a personal level.
In the middle of the season, the Pula first league team lost its best player, who marked his stay in Istria with masterful games, but will be remembered more for numerous incidents. He often argued with the coaches and entered into conflicts with them, and he will be remembered as a player. who received the heaviest punishment in the history of HNL. Last season he tore up blocksć to referee Jakov Titli in the match against Rijeka and cursed his mother, so he earned a nine-game suspension.
With him, Istria got a great fighter and class in attack, but also a difficult temperament prone to incidents, which they did not know how to control. Last season they were on the barkčić from the place that leads to the qualifications for the Conference League, but everything fell apart after Erceg received a heavy suspension.
Tramezzani was thus left without an important player for the rest of the season, and we will see if Erceg will be strengthened by another club from the HNL.