Romania make four changes for Swiss clash

15 Jun, 2016

PARIS: Romania coach Anghel Iordanescu rang the changes for Wednesday's crucial Euro 2016 Group A match against Switzerland at the Parc des Princes by naming four new faces in his starting line-up.

Alexandru Chipciu, Gabriel Torje and Andrei Prepelita were handed starts in midfield with Claudiu Keseru given the nod up front as Romania seek to bounce back from Friday's opening 2-1 defeat to hosts France.

Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic named an unchanged side following Saturday's 1-0 victory over 10-man Albania.

Starting line-ups in the Euro 2016 Group A match between Switzerland and Romania at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Wednesday (1600 GMT kick-off):

Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

Yann Sommer; Stephan Lichtsteiner (capt), Fabian Schaer, Johan Djourou, Ricardo Rodriguez; Granit Xhaka, Valon Behrami; Xherdan Shaqiri, Blerim Dzemaili, Admir Mehmedi; Haris Seferovic

Coach: Vladimir Petkovic

Romania (4-2-3-1)

Ciprian Tatarusanu; Razvan Rat, Vlad Chiriches (capt), Dragos Grigore, Cristian Sapunaru; Andrei Prepelita, Mihai Pintilii; Alexandru Chipciu, Bogdan Stancu, Gabriel Torje; Claudiu Keseru

Coach: Anghel Iordanescu

Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2016

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