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Jan Urban considers Sławomir Abramowicz debut for Poland against Romania

Poland head coach Jan Urban is reportedly planning to hand a debut to 22-year-old goalkeeper Sławomir Abramowicz in Saturday's UEFA Nations League match against Romania.

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Published · Bucharest

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Illustrative archive photograph of Jan Urban; not a photograph of the reported event.

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Poland will face Romania in the UEFA Nations League on Saturday. A negative result carries significant consequences for the visitors, as losing points against Romania would likely end Poland's hopes of promotion to Division B.

Head coach Jan Urban has been forced to evaluate his goalkeeping options due to multiple absences. Goalkeepers Kamil Grabara and Marcin Bułka are injured, while Łukasz Skorupski was not called up to the squad. Consequently, Mateusz Kochalski, Bartłomiej Drągowski and Sławomir Abramowicz are competing for the starting goalkeeper position.

At the start of the training camp, the situation remained unresolved. Head coach Jan Urban stated at the start of the camp that the staff had not yet made a decision regarding the lineup.

However, FootballScout reports that Jan Urban intends to start the 22-year-old Jagiellonia Białystok goalkeeper Sławomir Abramowicz. The outlet attributes this expected debut to Sławomir Abramowicz showing good form during training sessions, which reportedly influenced the coaching staff.

The goalkeeper is not the only new face being considered for the squad. FootballScout adds that Jan Urban plans to introduce Reguła and Kubiak, with Mazurek waiting for an opportunity to feature in the upcoming fixtures.

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