Latvia have announced their squad to face the Azerbaijan national team.
Fanat.az reports that head coach Massimiliano Bellarte has called up 15 futsal players:
Reinārs Mūrnieks, Igors Labuts, Maksims Troickis, Renārs Udris, Nikita Jelagovs, Edgars Tarakanovs, Vladislavs Rimkus, Viktors Kulepovs, Sergejs Mocejs, Emīls Atamanukovs, Artjoms Kozlovskis, Andžejs Mikevičs, Andrejs Baklanovs, Niks Eduards Bērziņš.
Meanwhile, the head coach shared his thoughts on the match in Baku with the local federation’s official website: “The Azerbaijan national team are an experienced and strong side. It is no coincidence that they were in the second pot for the draw. This match is an opportunity for us to grow and achieve success. We now need to adapt to high-level competition and the pressure of qualifying matches.
We set out on this journey two and a half years ago, with the aim of raising the standard of futsal in Latvia, developing local futsal players and building a competitive national team. We are continuing our work towards those goals.”
This article was translated from Azerbaijani with the help of AI. Original in Azerbaijani
