Dinamo Bucharest striker Florin Bratu was a surprise final omission as Victor Piţurcă named his 23 member Romanian squad for Euro 2008. In his original provisional squad of 26, Ovidiu Petre and Danut Coman were removed due to injuries, with Eduard Stanciou replacing Coman. Uncapped Ciprian Deac was sent home yesterday. Bratu's axing is a bit puzzling, given that the striker was in good form, but it also indicates that Piţurcă may adopt a defensive minded strategy as he aims to get Romania past the group stage.

Romania Euro 2008 squad :-

Bogdan Lobonţ  ( Dinamo Bucharest)

Eduard Stăncioiu ( CFR Cluj)

Marius Cornel Popa ( Politehnica 1921 Ştiinţa Timişoara)

Cosmin Contra ( Getafe)

Gabriel Tamaş ( Auxerre)

Răzvan Raţ  ( Shakhtar)

Cristian Chivu ( Internazionale)

Florentin Petre ( CSKA Sofia)

Mirel Rădoi ( Steaua)

Paul Codrea ( Siena)

Adrian Mutu ( Fiorentina)

Ciprian Marica ( Stuttgart)

Sorin Ghionea ( Steaua)

Cristian Sapunaru  ( Rapid Bucharest)

Dorin Goian  ( Steaua)

Bănel Nicoliţă ( Steaua)

Cosmin Moti ( Dinamo Bucharest)

Adrian Cristea ( Dinamo Bucharest)

Stefan Radu ( Lazio)

Daniel Niculae ( Auxerre)

Nicolae Dică ( Steaua)

Marius Niculae ( Inverness)

Răzvan Cociş ( Lokomotiv Moscow)