The Croatian national handball team, the first rival of Montenegro in the 2nd phase of the European Championship (Thursday, 15.30:XNUMX), will not be able to count on the best player - Domagoj Duvnjak, apparently, will miss the championship, because the leaders of Kilo do not want to risk his injury back worse.
Duvnjak also had covid, he recovered from the virus, but his chronic injury is a huge problem.
Corona is, however, a bigger problem for the "Cowboys", whose selector Horvat called six new players for the second round, while the infected David and Matej Mandić, Željko Musa, Marko Mamić, Zvonimir Srna, Lovro Mihić, Mate Šunjić, Nikola Grahovac and Leon Sušnja.
The legendary goalkeeper Mirko Alilović, who retired four years ago, is back in the national team.
On the other hand, Montenegro could be stronger for Stefan Čavor, Miloš Božović and Stevan Vujović, who were negative in the last test.
The plan was to call up Fahrudin Melić instead of Mirko Radović, who injured his shoulder and ended the European Championship, but the 37-year-old veteran of Croatian Nekse and a long-time member of the national team tested positive for the coronavirus yesterday.
Instead of him, Balša Čejović, the 22-year-old winger of Greek Diomidis, could join the national team.
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