“The Polish Football Association informs that Robert Lewandowski will not take part in the November training camp of the Polish national team, preparing for the UEFA Nations League matches with Portugal and Scotland. The reason for the absence of the national team captain is a back injury he suffered in a league match against Real Sociedad, which excludes him out of the game for about ten days” – This message appeared on the official profile of Łączy nas poznańball on Monday, November 11.
What words! This is what the Portuguese called Zieliński
On that day, a press conference was also held with the participation of Michał Probierz and Piotr Zieliński. Due to the circumstances, the Inter Milan star will take the captain's armband instead of the injured Lewandowski. He will have a great responsibility. Finally, on November 15 and 18, our team will play against Portugal and Scotland, respectively. These will be the last and crucial matches in the context of staying in the A division of the Nations League.
The football community is already buzzing with Friday's match against Roberto Martinez's team. It is no different in Portugal itself, where the media is watching the Polish national team. Recently, the website ojogo.pt quoted Zieliński's words from the conference. At that time, the 30-year-old noted that “we have great strikers who have been waiting for their chance, and now they can show their potential.”
By the way, Portuguese journalists called Piotr Zieliński a “heavyweight fighter”. As you can see, our closest rivals are perfectly aware of its craftsmanship and value. During Monday's meeting with journalists, the Italian champions' player also commented on Lewandowski's absence. – We know how important Robert Lewandowski is. His absence hurts us. We wish him good health and a full recovery as soon as possible, he said, as quoted by the Portuguese portal.
And how does Zieliński feel before the matches in which he will wear the captain's armband again? – It's a great pride and a great honor to become captain again. I am happy and in these two matches I will give my all to help the team achieve the best results, he concluded. The match between Portugal and Poland will take place on Friday, November 15 at 20:45 in Porto. We invite you to read the text report on Sport.pl and our mobile application.