Listen: Izzo calls for focus as Malta waterpolo chase berth in Euro finals

The Malta waterpolo national team face their biggest test of 2019 when they take on Portugal and Romania in a qualifying tournament at Tal-Qroqq for a place in the 2020 European Championships in Budapest in January. Malta open their qualifying campaign tomorrow afternoon when they face Portugal at 5.30pm before taking on Romania on Sunday morning (start: 10am). [attach id=776388 type="video"]Video: Matthew Mirabelli[/attach] Izzo named a strong squad for this double-header as he welcomed back in the fray all the players who ply their trade in foreign leagues, namely Steve Camilleri, Jordan Camilleri, Jeremy Abela and Matthew Zammit. The top two teams from the group progress to the Budapest final and with Romania clearly the strongest side in the group, Izzo is targeting a win against Portugal to secure qualification  “We had a very good build-up for the qualifying tournament,” Izzo told the Times of Malta. “After the end of the National Championship, the locally-based national team players took part in the Euro Cup where we played against some strong opposition. “Since then we trained everyday and last weekend we headed to Sicily for a five-day training camp where we faced local...