Several Werder players are currently away on international duty, with Romano Schmid and Ilia Gruev getting plenty of minutes over the weekend.
Several Werder players are currently away on international duty, with Romano Schmid and Ilia Gruev getting plenty of minutes over the weekend.
Ilia Gruev, part of Bulgaria U21s, played 89 minutes in a 2-0 win over Moldova U21s on Friday (3/9) as part of their qualification campaign for the 2023 European Championship. Their next fixture is on Tuesday, 7th September against Wales (17:30 CEST). Romano Schmid was also in action for his country’s U21s. His Austria team lost 3-1 to Norway, although he did play the full 90 minutes. He could next feature tomorrow against Azerbaijan.
Milos Veljkovic came on in the 84th minute in Serbia’s 4-1 win against Luxembourg on Saturday, 4th September. He will be hoping for more minutes on Tuesday, 7th September against the Republic of Ireland (20:45 CEST). Fabio Chiarodia started in a goalless draw on Friday, 3rd September against Belgium for Italy U17s. Germany U20s, with Nick Woltemade and Lasse Rosenboom in their ranks, will take on Norway today at 15:00 CEST (6/9). The Werder trio of Manuel Mbom, Luca Plogmann and Lars Lukas Mai are all with Germany U21s, whose next game is tomorrow against Latvia (18:15), another qualifier.
