Hoffenheimer Oliver Baumann is expected to be in the goal of the German national soccer team in the two games against Italy in the National League quarter-finals.
The keeper received the number one for the current DFB course from national coach Julian Nagelsmann. This can assume that Baumann should represent the still injured regular goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen. The Stuttgart Alexander Nübel, who also had hopes for number one, will have to make do with the role of the deputy.
In October and November, Nagelsmann still rely on a job division. The two Ter-Stegen representatives changed, nobody made a rough mistake. In contrast to Nübel, Baumann played twice to zero.
Patzer against St. Pauli
At the last appearance in front of the two Italy games Baumann, at the Hoffenheimer 0-1 against St. Pauli, a mistake in the player opening. “That has nothing to do with the national team, it won’t affect it”Baumann then confidently wasted. He also had several really strong goalkeeper scenes in the lost game.
The quarter-final first leg against Italy will take place on Thursday (March 20, from 8:45 p.m. live in the ARD) in Milan. The second leg is on Sunday (March 23rd, from 8:45 p.m. Live in the AudioStream on Sportschau.de) in Dortmund.