According to Football Italia, Cristian Chivu is 'waiting anxiously' for clarity on the condition of two players: Piotr Zielinski and Denzel Dumfries. Both would be strong contenders to start the game, in the left central midfield and right wing-back roles respectively. Zielinski scored and assisted against Malta as Poland came from behind to beat them, but speaking to TVP Sport he admitted that he came out of the game banged up.
On Friday evening, Luka Modric secured a spot in his fifth career World Cup with Croatia, making AC Milan a little happy too. Why is this the case? As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) report, with qualification secured the Croatia coach Dalic will be able to give his starters a break tomorrow in Montenegro, in a match that has become as important as a friendly.