For a long time there was speculation about his fitness, now there is certainty: Marko Arnautovic can only support Austria's national team in the EURO opener against North Macedonia from the bank.
Marko Arnautovic
Arnautovic recently struggled with a thigh injury, but celebrated his comeback in the finish against Slovakia. “My legs are fine,” announced Arnautovic after the game, but also admitted that there was still a little bit of air for 90 minutes.
VfB Stuttgart strikers Sasa Kalajdzic and Christoph Baumgartner from TSG Hoffenheim will apparently act as a double attack against North Macedonia. According to ORF information, Real legionnaire David Alaba starts in the 3-5-2 in central defense.
“Marko completed two training sessions before the Slovakia game. The risk of injuring ourselves again would be too great for us in the coaching team,” said Foda. “It will be used later in the game.”
The constellations:
Austria : Bachmann – Ulmer, Hinteregger, Alaba, Dragovic, Lainer – Schlager, Laimer, Sabitzer – Baumgartner, Kalajdzic;
North Macedonia : Dimitrievski – Ristovski, Velkovski, Musliu – Alioski, Ademi, Nikolov, Elmas, Bardhi – Trajkovski, Pandev
