Jan Urban has one fitness doubt before Poland travel to Bucharest for Romania vs Poland. Jan Bednarek is still undergoing tests, while Robert Lewandowski has warned that Romania at home will be a tougher test than the earlier 6:0 win.

Urban's fitness update

Speaking to Transfery.info, Urban said Bednarek is still under assessment after the injury he suffered in FC Porto's league match with Vitória Sport Clube. He added that the defender probably has a minor head injury, possibly a concussion, but also made clear that he expects him to be with the squad.

"The other players are all healthy and available," Urban said in the same update. That leaves Poland with one unresolved issue rather than a wider injury problem, which is the main positive for a camp that now turns quickly to an away fixture.

The group context is still tight enough to matter. Poland have 4 points after 4 matches in League B, Group D, while Romania have 0 points from 4 matches. Bednarek has already played 4 Nations League matches this season, so Poland will want the assessment to end with him available.

The challenge in Bucharest

Lewandowski's message was more about the game itself than the squad list. He told Meczyki.pl that "Certainly it will be a tougher match, Romania at home will be more dangerous", and Urban made the same point when he said the next meeting will be "a completely different match".

That warning fits the earlier meeting. Poland beat Romania 6:0 after Radu Dragusin was sent off in the 22nd minute and Romania conceded a penalty, but Urban said the start of that game was even before the red card changed everything. He also pointed out that Romania caught Poland on the counterattack several times before the match tilted.

Lewandowski's own numbers show why Poland still lean on him. He has 3 goals in 3 Nations League appearances this season, and his comments suggest the captain is not interested in treating the rematch as a formality. Poland will get the real answer on 14 November in Bucharest, when the match against Romania finally arrives.

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