ÖFB comeback: Alaba and Lainer return to the national team!

ÖFB comeback: Alaba and Lainer return to the national team!

Austria's national soccer team faces an exciting comeback: David Alaba, the captain and defender of Real Madrid, could play his return game against Serbia after 485 days of absence on Thursday evening. This international match takes place in the local arena and would be the 106th of his career for Alaba. Team boss Ralf Rangnick, however, expressed doubts as to whether Alaba will be able to play both games in full length, which only increases the tension around his willingness.

Another reason for the anticipation is the nomination of 23-year-old striker Florucz, who has scored twelve goals for Olimpija Ljubljana this season and is now getting the chance to make his debut in the national team. Rangnick emphasizes that Florucz has a remarkable quota, especially for a player who does not always act as a striker. The nomination of Rapid-Youngster Nikolaus Wurmbrand on the access list also causes a stir. A remarkable feature of the squad is that for the first time in two and a half years there is no rapid professional in the team, while Dominik Fitz of Austria Vienna is on the access list.

injury -related changes in the squad

In view of the injury -related failures of Andreas Weimann and the defensive player like Stefan Posch and Philipp Lienhart, Rangnick had to improvise. Borussia-Mönchengladbach defender Stefan Lainer, who is back in the squad after a successful cancer, could take on a key role, while Gernot Trauner from Feyenoord Rotterdam also finds its way back to old strength after injury. In addition, the goalkeeper trio from Patrick Pentz, Alexander Schlager and Tobias Lawal will support the defense. Some players slipped on the call list, including Daniel Bachmann and Florian Grillitsch, who are currently in the observation phase.

in accordance with krone.at rangnick also relied on new faces in the team and nominated Matthias Honsak from the German second division Darmstadt 98. decide.