'Excited' Andreatta says Scotland can avoid Nations League relegation

Women's Nations League: Scotland v Austria

Date: 30 May Time: 19:35 BST Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow Coverage: Live connected BBC Alba from 19:25, perceive connected BBC Scotland Sportsound from 19:00 and watch and travel unrecorded matter commentary connected nan BBC Sport website.

New caput coach Melissa Andreatta is much excited by nan possibilities for nan Scotland's Women's squad aft moving pinch nan players for nan first clip - and believes they tin sphere their top-tier Nations League status.

Scotland information disconnected a so-far miserable Nations League Group A1 run astatine location to Austria connected Friday earlier travelling to nan Netherlands 4 days later - pinch some matches unrecorded connected nan BBC.

As they did during their first stint successful League A successful 2023, Scotland person struggled among nan elite of nan Nations League and person yet to return a constituent from their 4 matches.

To person a chance of preserving their League A position via a play-off, they will request to hit Austria by 2 goals astatine Hampden.

They mislaid 1-0 connected matchday 1 astatine nan Josko Arena but those are Austria's only points of their ain humble campaign.

When nan erstwhile Australia adjunct caput coach was asked if she believes her caller broadside tin debar Nations League relegation, she replied "we judge we tin do that".

The 46-year-old added: "'Excited' is simply a bully connection for maine to use. I decidedly am, but I want to beryllium measured arsenic good and cognize that it's going to return clip and there's advancement to beryllium made successful bid to lucifer our ambition pinch nan belief.

"The first fewer weeks person been much than I had hoped for. I said to nan players that I'm falling successful emotion pinch this state and nan shot speaks for itself.

"I only spot opportunity and yes, there's going to beryllium reliable times and yes, there's a batch of advancement to beryllium made, but we judge successful what we have, we judge we person what it takes and we're going to fight."

Andreatta has taken complete pursuing nan exit of Pedro Martinez Losa - who is now successful complaint of Mexican nine Tigres - aft Scotland's nonaccomplishment to scope nan Euro 2025 finals.

She will only person 2 games to activity pinch Rachel Corsie - arsenic nan 35-year-old will discontinue astatine nan extremity of this world model - but has been impressed by what she has seen.

The Australian paid tribute to nan erstwhile captain's demeanour astir what will beryllium her last world camp.

"Rachel Corsie, what a fable - it's been ace humbling to activity pinch her these past fewer days," added Andreatta.

"The professionalism of Rachel is what's really stood retired and her willingness to stock her experiences pinch some players and staff.

"I deliberation she's had a really affirmative effect connected nan group connected her return to campy and each she's focused connected is her domiciled and what nan squad needs to do to play nan measurement we want to."

In Andreatta's first squad location is simply a first telephone up for Hibernian striker Kathleen McGovern, who has 25 goals for nan Scottish Women's Premier League leaders, while Rangers skipper Nicola Docherty and 2 club-mates - winger Brogan Hay and guardant Kirsty Howat - person besides been recalled.

Scotland person grounded to scope a awesome tourney since 2019.

Analysis - BBC Scotland commentator Thomas Duncan

Andreatta will dream to return immoderate inspiration from her Austrian counterpart Alexander Schreibl, who took complaint of his first crippled against Scotland successful February and emerged pinch a constrictive 1-0 win.

These sides person been separated by a azygous extremity nan past 2 times they person met pinch 1 triumph apiece, an illustration of really intimately fought Friday's crippled will be.

Austria person recovered nan going reliable since that opening victory, though, losing 4-1 to Germany and 3-1 location and distant to nan Netherlands.

They took nan lead successful 2 of those 3 games though, and Schreibl has called successful other attacking reinforcements to effort to make nan quality against Scotland, who person struggled for goals for a agelong clip now against sides who person akin aliases greater squad quality.

Striker Nicole Billa, who has 47 goals successful 106 caps, has been recalled and could commencement successful a beforehand two, which has been deployed down a gem midfield passim nan Nations League.

Another forward, Eileen Campbell is besides backmost from a hep injury.

With Scotland needing a two-goal triumph to springiness themselves a chance of staying successful League A, Austria cognize if they usage their firepower correctly it will make life very difficult for Andreatta's side.

Goalkeepers: Eartha Cumings (Rosengard), Lee Gibson (Glasgow City), Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit).

Defenders: Jenna Clark (Liverpool), Rachel Corsie (Aston Villa), Nicola Docherty (Rangers), Sophie Howard (Leicester City), Emma Lawton (Celtic), Rachel McLauchlan (Rangers), Amy Muir (Glasgow City), Kirsty Smith (unattached).

Midfielders: Chelsea Cornet (Rangers), Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea), Lauren Davidson (Brann), Freya Gregory (Newcastle United), Brogan Hay (Rangers), Kirsty MacLean (Rangers), Amy Rodgers (Bristol City), Emma Watson (Manchester United), Caroline Weir (Real Madrid).

Forwards: Kirsty Howat (Rangers), Mia McAulay (Rangers), Kathleen McGovern (Hibernian), Martha Thomas (Tottenham Hotspur).