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Bratu acts as Romania's fall guy

Romania coach Victor Piturca has announced his 23-man party for UEFA EURO 2008™, with Florin Bratu missing out on the final cut for the tournament in Austria and Switzerland.

Originally Posted by uefa.com

Bratu blow

With just 24 players at the Romanian training camp, Piturca was left with the task of reducing his squad by just one and it was 28-year-old Bratu who was the unfortunate man to be omitted. The FC Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti striker, who has won eleven caps for Romania and scored twice, has not featured for his country since 17 October last year when he made his only outing in their qualifying campaign in the 2-0 victory against Luxembourg. The remaining 23 players now turn their attention to Saturday's friendly against Montenegro in Bucharest.



Goalkeepers: Bogdan Lobonţ (FC Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti), Marius Popa (FC Politehnica 1921 Ştiinţa Timişoara), Eduard Stancioiu (CFR 1907 Cluj).


Defenders: Cosmin Contra (Getafe CF), Răzvan Raţ (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Gabriel Tamaş (AJ Auxerre), Cristian Chivu (Internazionale Milano FC), Cristian Sapunaru (FC Rapid Bucureşti), Sorin Ghionea (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Dorin Goian (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Cosmin Moti (FC Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti), Ştefan Radu (S.S. Lazio).


Midfielders: Mirel Rădoi (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Florentin Petre (PFC CSKA Sofia), Paul Codrea (AC Siena), Răzvan Cociş (FC Lokomotiv Moscow), Bănel Nicoliţă (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Adrian Cristea (FC Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti), Nicolae Dică (FC Steaua Bucureşti).


Forwards: Ciprian Marica (VfB Stuttgart), Adrian Mutu (ACF Fiorentina), Marius Niculae (Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC), Daniel Niculae (AJ Auxerre).

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We have a strong squad too, hoping that we can make a surprise.