Moldova
Line-up
- 23A. Koşelev
- 4I. Armaș
- 5V. Posmac
- 3Mudrac, Victor
- 2Reabciuk, Oleg
- 8C. Carp
- 7Artur Ioniță
- 21V. Raţă
- 20S. Plătică
- 13M. Caimacov
- 19Nicolaescu, Ion
- 6A. Epureanu
- 16Marandici, Denis
- 10E. Cociuc
Subs
- 12Cebotari, Nicolae
- 1D. Rusu
- 15I. Jardan
- 14P. Racu
- 17A. Cojocari
- 11Suvorov, Alexandru
- 9V. Damaşcan
- 18Dragan, Ion
- 22Milinceanu, Nicolae
Kosovo
Line-up
- 12A. Murić
- 19Paqarada, Leart
- 3F. Aliti
- 13A. Rrahmani
- 15M. Vojvoda
- 6H. Kryeziu
- 5H. Shala
- 10A. Zeneli
- 14V. Berisha
- 7M. Rashica
- 17B. Kololli
- 2F. Hadërgjonaj
- 9B. Celina
- 11E. Rashani
Subs
- 16V. Bekaj
- 1S. Ujkani
- 20I. Drešević
- 23B. Berisha
- 8B. Halimi
- 22Rashkaj, Anel
- 18F. Hasani
- 21A. Nuhiu
Prediction:
0-2.
Stadio Ennio Tardini (Parma) will host Thursday’s Nations League match between Moldova and Kosovo. Moldova struggled in the Euro 2020 qualifiers, with the team suffering nine defeats, while recording only one win in Group H, and it is no wonder they are seen as underdogs in their UEFA Nations League opener. Seeing that the game will be played on neutral location in Italy, home win should not be considered.
The Kosovars, on the other hand, will use upcoming Nations League matches to prepare in the best way possible for the European Championship playoffs. A man to watch in the away team will be Bundesliga star Milot Rashica, who scored 8 goals in the German top flight last term. Anyhow, Kosovo are more of a team than Moldova, and anything but a routine away win would be a major surprise. The two teams meet for the first time ever in a competitive match.