Latvian national team coach Paolo Nicolato announced his squad for the Round 5 match of the 24/25 Nations League against Macedonia in Skopje.

photo by LFF: the Latvian team in October

The Italian coach summoned 25 players: the same 24 players since the October squad with one additional player in 22-year-old central defender Oskars Vientiess, who is first time with the national team.

Latvia hopes to win with at least 3 goals margin against Macedonia in order to have a chance to take over the table top. But, for that to happen Macedonia will have to loose in the last round at home by the Faroe Island and Latvia will have to beat Armenia at home. Mathematically Latvia has chances for the top, but it is a very unlikely scenario.

Rihards Matrevics – Riga
Frenks Dāvids Orols – Daugavpils
Krišjānis Zviedris – Auda

Kaspars Dubra – Panevėžys
Roberts Savaļnieks – RFS
Andrejs Cigaņiks – Luzern
Raivis Andris Jurkovskis – Riga
Antonijs Černomordijs – Riga
Vitālijs Jagodinskis – Visakha
Daniels Balodis – Valmiera
Maksims Toņiševs – Valmiera
Emīls Birka – Auda
Oskars Vientiess – Metta

Alvis Jaunzems – Stal
Kristers Tobers – Grasshopper
Aleksejs Saveļjevs – Auda
Renārs Varslavāns – Valmiera
Dmitrijs Zelenkovs – RFS
Lūkass Vapne – Valmiera
Deniss Meļņiks – Valmiera

Jānis Ikaunieks – RFS
Roberts Uldriķis – Kallithea
Vladislavs Gutkovskis – Daejeon Hana Citizen
Eduards Dašķevičs – Riga
Dario Šits – Helmond Sport

Latvia will visit Macedonia on Thursday, 14 November at 20.45 CET at the National Arena Todor Proeski in Skopje. Three days later they will host Armenia in the last round.