Borna Barisic, a defender for Rangers, has been cleared to play in Croatia’s September international matches after suffering an injury during the season’s opening Old Firm encounter.
Having pulled up in the Gers’ 1-0 loss to PSV, the 30-year-old was anticipated to be fit to play against Celtic on Sunday, September 3. However, he failed a fitness test before the game, and Dujon Sterling was instead used at left-back in the Hoops’ victory.
But Barisic has since recovered from his injury and regained his health, and Croatian manager Zlatko Dalic will be able to use the defender for Croatia’s Euro 2024 qualifying games against Latvia and Armenia.
Borna Barisic suffered an injury, but examinations revealed it was not significant, and he is now well and available for the games, according to Dalic, who was quoted by the Daily Record on Tuesday (5 September).
“He’ll be all right. Because of how quickly the games approach, we don’t have much time to train and prepare. We are going to prove what we can do.
positive information
Despite the good news that Barisic’s injury is not too serious, it is nevertheless disappointing that he wasn’t fully recovered in time to play against Celtic because the naturally right-footed Sterling didn’t seem to be at ease there.
When healthy, Barisic has been a mainstay for the Gers’ left defender position this season. He has managed to record two assists in three Scottish Premiership games and two more in Champions League qualifying games, firmly establishing him at the top of the pecking order.
Although Ridvan Yilmaz, a 22-year-old who came off the bench against Celtic, seems to be a better fit on the left side of the defense than Sterling, he was unable to have the same influence in possession as Barisic.
The 30-year-old participated in 29 league games last year, contributing 10 assists. Barisic was also a member of Croatia’s World Cup team, who competed in Qatar but lost to eventual champion Argentina.
