Robert Lewandowski will return to the Poland national team as captain, manager Jan Urban confirmed on Friday. The Barcelona striker had previously quit the national team following a dispute with the former coach over the captaincy, which was reassigned to Inter Milan’s Piotr Zielinski.
Urban, who replaced Michal Probierz in July, stated:
“I want us to start training camp with a clean slate. Robert Lewandowski will be the team captain, and he will appear with me at Monday’s press conference. I have appointed Piotr Zielinski as vice-captain, and Jan Bednarek will be the third captain.”
Poland currently sit third in their World Cup qualifying group behind Finland and the Netherlands. Lewandowski, 37, has scored 85 goals in 158 appearances for Poland and is seen as vital to the team’s chances of reaching next year’s tournament.
Poland’s next fixtures include an away match against the Netherlands on September 4, followed by a home game against Finland three days later.
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